SEN (Special Educational Needs) provision

WELL THIS IS A SORE SUBJECT AND CLOSE TO MY HEART. FAR HAS I AM CONCERNED THE GOVERMENT HAS LET DOWN ALL CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THEY CLOSE ALL THESE SCHOOLS WHO ARE EQUIPED TO TEACH AND BE TRAINED AND ARE GIVEN DAY TO DAY SUPPORT THAT THESE TEACHERS NEED. WHEM MY SON WAS AT NURSERY HE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE . HE WILL BITE KICK SCREAN PUNCH AND HE COULD NOT TALK. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM WHICH WAS A SHOCK. THE NURSERY DECIDED TO HAVE A STATEMENT READY FOR SCHOOL EVERYBODY DONE WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE EXCEPT ONE PERSON THE PYCOLOGIST WHO DECIDED HE DID NOT NEED IT. WELL HE JUST GOT STATEMENTED HE GETS JUST 10 HOURS A WEEK AND SEES THE ...  Read the complete review

I do not agree with the comment above, laying out what this topic is about. Special Educational Needs is not simply aimed at, indeed is seldom used for, mentally disabled children in mainstream schooling today. There are still separate schools that teach children with a mental disability. The funding described above, that can take up to six months to obtain, is mainly used in mainstream schools, any child attending a special school, for children with mental disabilities, will have been assessed well before starting school and the money, and resources, will already be in place for them. It is seldom the case that a child with a mental disability would not be getting help ...  Read the complete review

I really want to be told I am wrong here, that I am adding 2 + 2 and making 8. All feedback appreciated! My son is in year 3. He had recently moved schools, both schools in the state system. His new school is one of the top performing schools in the borough, according to SATS results and local opinion. His previous school was middling, in a borough famed for its poor educational results. He has never had a problem meeting academic targets. Bright but not gifted is how I’d describe him. From toddlerhood he has always been on the lively side, but always an excellent sleeper, so not a classic hyperactive child. His teachers have found him ...  Read the complete review

As a teacher of children with SEN (Special educational needs) in a mainstream primary school, and SENco (Special Needs Co-ordinator) I thought I should write this op to alert you to the massive uphill struggles we teachers have in order to obtain any extra help for children in our schools. These days, the by-word seems to be inclusion, which in a nutshell, means including children with both physical and educational needs in a mainstream classroom, to be educated alongside their peers, supposedly with support for part or all of the school day, depending on the individual's needs. In theory, I am all for inclusion. I think it enriches the so-called ...  Read the complete review

Every time I visit Dooyoo I find interesting reviews on subjects I didn't exepect to find. The most recent was a sad and frustrating account of a contributor whose child is autistic and the difficuly of obtaining a special needs statement and the funding and care that goes with it. As someone who is a school governor and has a wife who works in special education I would like to pass on some experience and information: 1. Local Authorities have been and continue to be starved of cash for education, particularly in certain areas. True the Government has put extra funding into education, but this is not enough. As with the health service the ...  Read the complete review