Pro Bono needed for Special Educational Needs

shegirl

Any schools with an autism or SEN unit near you? There should be. Remember there are different special schools based on level of learning disability too.

Towser

no we are in Hertfordshire who's policy it was for inclusion.

I just want to hand over my son and say there educate him. Instead I have had a very rough journey with people who thought they were in control and knew what they were doing, when they didn't. It has been a complete nightmare. My son is passive submissive lovely boy who would really suffer if placed in the wrong school. so I really don't want to get it wrong.

kingfisherblue

shegirl wrote: »

Any schools with an autism or SEN unit near you? There should be. Remember there are different special schools based on level of learning disability too.

Unfortunately there aren't always special schools based on different levels of learning disability. I live in a fairly large town and we have three special schools. One is for children aged up to 16 and another is for teenagers from 14 (the eventual plan is for the first school to be for children age up to 14). The third is a private school for children with severe autism.


In addition, we have an autism unit in one mainstream primary and one in a mainstream secondary.


It's not really a lot of places for children with SEN, considering the size of our town (just over 100,000 in the 2001 census).


It may be that the OP has equally limited choice.

shegirl

kingfisherblue wrote: »

Unfortunately there aren't always special schools based on different levels of learning disability. I live in a fairly large town and we have three special schools. One is for children aged up to 16 and another is for teenagers from 14 (the eventual plan is for the first school to be for children age up to 14). The third is a private school for children with severe autism.


In addition, we have an autism unit in one mainstream primary and one in a mainstream secondary.


It's not really a lot of places for children with SEN, considering the size of our town (just over 100,000 in the 2001 census).


It may be that the OP has equally limited choice.

Have to admit I didn't realise other places where so limited. Here we have two for severe and pervasive learning disabilities, one here and nearby for those that include physical disabilities, one autism specific, one primary for moderate learning dis,secondary for moderate, one for emotional,social and behavioural needs and a few that have units within mainstream.

merlin68

Here we have 3 special schools, moderate, severe and autistic. There are 24 places in each year.
Dd went to the moderate one but it took me until year 11 to fight to get her in there, i threatened LEA with a solicitor they didnt like that.
There are specialist educational solicitors.
Has he got a EIHP, which replaced the old statements?

kingfisherblue

I must admit I forgot to include EBD units. We have three, but only one is a state unit. One is private and foir boys only, and the other is also private, but for girls only.


In the two state special schools, there are fewer than 300 places in total. The one for children up to 16 has 185 places, but had, I think, 203 children attending, plus some who attend mainstream but visit weekly. The other has 85 places. Two local colleges have limited places for those aged 18+, but they are not suitable for the more severely disabled. A friend has a child with severe autism and she is struggling to find somewhere suitable other than the specialist school. To get into there, though, is a battle because it is so expensive and also there are so few places. According to their website, they have 75 places, but take students from primary through to age 25.

Towser

There are specialist educational solicitors.

Yes that is what I am looking for probono. I always knew things would be tight because there are not enough school places.

considering the size of our town (just over 100,000

according to the statistics then there should be at least 100 school places, then.

He has got a statement/EHC plan which is being transitioned at the moment. So at least I know he will get in somewhere but we wanted the "right" place to "meet his needs" with the help of a solicitor.