School help
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Last post: 25/01/2024 at 5:13 pm
Hi
My son was permanently excluded from school last year and now attends what people would call a naughty school.
Since being at this new school he has come on leaps. But now the time has come that he needs to go back to a mainstream school.
My son does not do well in mainstream at all he has mental health issues and has ASC and is refusing to leave.
I have to pick to mainstream schools for then the council to decide.
I don't want my son to leave that school and he don't either and has said he won't attend.
What can I do?
Hi Pamela,
I'm Catherine, one of the Parent Supporters here at Netmums. Thanks for sharing with us. It sounds like your son has had a very positive experience at his new school but you are both worried about the transition back to mainstream education. Are school or your local education authority able to provide some support or guidance for you both? I notice you've told us he has ASC. You might find it helpful to link in with SENDIASS for some advice. I'll link their website here: SENDIASS Home - Kids. It also may be worthwhile linking in the the National Autistic Society: Help and support (autism.org.uk)
Hopefully some of our lovely community will be along soon but please come back to us if you would like to chat some more.
Catherine
I’ve had some experience of pupil referral units . Teaching etc
The purpose of them is for a child fo continue their education short term
In an environment suited better to them (fewer kids / more adults )
During that time , the child can be better understood and staff should be able to inform the new school tried and tested techniques to use for the child .
If he doesn’t have to return to the same school (the original one ) then can he see it as a fresh start ?
I’ve had some experience of pupil referral units . Teaching etc
The purpose of them is for a child fo continue their education short term
In an environment suited better to them (fewer kids / more adults )
During that time , the child can be better understood and staff should be able to inform the new school tried and tested techniques to use for the child .
If he doesn’t have to return to the same school (the original one ) then can he see it as a fresh start ?
My son won't do well in mainstream. He never did when he started. He is refusing to go to a new mainstream school and says he will just not go in or get kicked out. Can I fight for him to stay in the pupil referral unit. When they are in year 10 they just let them stay. He is not year 10 till September
Sadly as he has proven he can improve himself, he must no longer meet the requirements for the school which I guess may have other children on their waiting list. Don't give up though, ask for information on how to appeal the decision to move him.
I would say talk to the PRU about why your son has done well there. What has he experienced that has made this a good place for him? Get them to work with school to make sure that things that worked for him are able to be copied in his school. If his school really can't provide the things he needs, there needs to be work towards a long term special school that can. The PRU should be able to help fight for the right things to be put in place. In terms of leaving the PRU, yes he will need to and you can't stop that. The simple reason is that the PRU is there to pick up children quickly who will not attend school or cannot attend school, so that they are not out of education, while other support or provision is being sought. If children like your son just stay, because they like it, other children whose school place breaks down, will not be able to go and that is unfair.
