sandyhas3chucks Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 with any experience of the "excluded kids" like what provisions does the local authority have to provide.? have a friend who is single and her son is well .... she is beside herself ans needs help... any guidance from anyone that "knows" would be very appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I am a secondary school teacher, but I dont know much about excluded kids the only think I can think is... * she is fully supportive of the school and setting child back onto right road - thats good * she can ring school and demand work for child, they have to supply it is this permanent? or a one / two day exclusion? I think short term the school should provide work, long term he should be offered alternative education, or somewhere to go. she could also ring the LEA and ask them someone else should come along who has more ideas though, I dont know much cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 thanks every time he goes back he lasts a morning and is excluded again, it is now going to be permanent, yes she is fully supportive but you cannot force a 14 year old to make right choices., he has special school 2 days a week,,, just been chucked off external course, disruptive, at 5 he was due home at 8.45 he told me he was 5 mins from home and 9.40, still out doing goodness knows what. just do not know what to do.... she is at end of tether... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 If he is permanently excluded then the LEA has to decide where to educate him. Often this will be at a PRU run especially for excluded pupils. However from time to time we take pupils who have done well at the PRU and are ready to reintegrate into mainstream school though obviously not the school from which they were excluded. Some do this more easily than others and some are never ready. If your friend's son is already attending a special school part time, the LEA may consider that is the most appropriate place for him to attend. You don't say if he has a statement of SEN, but if he does the LEA is legally required to find a placement that can meet his needs. It is incredibly hard to be the parent of a child with behaviour issues - I hope your friend is also being supported through this difficult time. The school can and should be offering support to her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janepie33 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Maybe you friend could talk to her local Parent Partnership officer? http://www.pwpsurrey.org/ I work with families with younger children with special needs and they have found the service very helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
