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main stream v special school

plumpy

Hiya

I would like some thoughts please, my 7 year old son has a full statement with 2 one to ones at a main stream school, one is leaving (who has been his one to one since reception) I am a bit concerned about the change of one to one, the school its self has had some changes such as a new headmaster and a new SENCO. My son still cannot read, he has problems with blending the words etc. I'm not sure if I should change from main stream to special? The one to one that is leaving is going to to a TA at a special school and commented on how it was nice to see all the children there being themselves, I really dont know what to do as it's always a battle trying to get him to engage with phonics, maths etc. I just want him to be happy.

If anyone has been through this, I would love to hear their experiences.

Many thanks

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  • Hi - go + have a look at the special school, if you haven't already.  Is it an autism-specific school?  Ask whatever you want when you're there.  Ask if you can pop back sometime (choose a different time of day) to double check how things are.  Do you think your son wd benefit from being there?  That's the bottom line.  Do you think he'll learn + cope in mainstream with appropriate support?  If not seriously consider the special school.  Do they have a waiting list?  Are there any vacancies now?  My son went to autism-specific schools from when he started to when he left + they served him v well.  Small classes, well staffed with a teacher + assistant(s) with people who understood about autism + how it affected each child individually.  Good luck.

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  • Hi - go + have a look at the special school, if you haven't already.  Is it an autism-specific school?  Ask whatever you want when you're there.  Ask if you can pop back sometime (choose a different time of day) to double check how things are.  Do you think your son wd benefit from being there?  That's the bottom line.  Do you think he'll learn + cope in mainstream with appropriate support?  If not seriously consider the special school.  Do they have a waiting list?  Are there any vacancies now?  My son went to autism-specific schools from when he started to when he left + they served him v well.  Small classes, well staffed with a teacher + assistant(s) with people who understood about autism + how it affected each child individually.  Good luck.

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