Hi,
I am after some advice.
My child is currently in a mainstream school but requires a specialist school. A mainstream school with a hub has offered him a place for September. However this school is 25 minutes away from me, I don't drive, my child is non-verbal and struggles to transition from room to room at his current school.
Im wanting him to stay at his current school and hoping that a specialist school in our home town will become available in the near future.
I don't see the point him going to the hub when his current school is doing everything they can, he has made alot of progress and he is in a room with 3-4 other children with 3 members of staff.
Any advice would be great on what I could do.
His case worker has said that if I don't accept the hub then he won't get into a specialist school until he starts secondary school, he's currently in year 1. My fear is that he could be mistreated in the taxi. This has happened my oldest son. He works well with his one to one, however I don't think he'll get this if he goes to the hub.
There would be alot less communication from the staff in the hub, then I do have now. I get to know about his eating, drinking, changing and what he's been doing that day and I get pictures every Friday of his week.
Do I have to make him go to the hub or can I keep him at his current school where he feels safe until there is a specialist school in our town when I can do the school run and be able to talk to the staff face to face.
