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Main stream or special school - which way to go?

kpnutz954

My daughter is due to start school next September and currently attends a mainstream pre-school to our local infant school. I've just been to look round a local speacial school and am now soooooooooooo confused. Which is going to be best for her? The million dollar question i know, but guidance would be appreciated!!

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  • If she likes playing with the other kids then mainstream would probably be best for starters, so she can be used to playing with the 'normals'. Usually normal kids aren't so bad when you're that kind of age when it comes to things like bullying or exclusion so I'd say look at somewhere with teachers willing to listen to advice on keeping her interested and invovled in group work or lessons as well as some form of SEN unit available, just in case she struggles later on :)

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  • If she likes playing with the other kids then mainstream would probably be best for starters, so she can be used to playing with the 'normals'. Usually normal kids aren't so bad when you're that kind of age when it comes to things like bullying or exclusion so I'd say look at somewhere with teachers willing to listen to advice on keeping her interested and invovled in group work or lessons as well as some form of SEN unit available, just in case she struggles later on :)

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