Hi there
My son is currently in Year 8 at King Edward VII School, Sheffield but we are looking at a transfer to a different mainstream secondary within Sheffield due to them being so unsupportive of his special needs. He doesn't have a statement/EHC plan (applied to be assessed for one but was refused) so it would have to be a mainstream school.
Basically he was diagnosed with ASD age 7 and currently being assessed for ADHD (which he has all the symptoms of). The staff at his current school have told him he can control the way he behaves (which he clearly cannot), told him he "does not need to make silly noises" (verbal stimming), given him detentions for things relating to his special needs such as shouting out the answer to a question, put him into isolation which exacerbates symptoms, seem to skip steps in the behaviour policy in order to keep him out of class (he has been removed from class within a minute of arriving for no justifiable reason), denied him use of timeout card (enables him to leave class for a few minutes when he finds it too much), the list goes on. They do not seem to have a clue about special needs.
Does anyone with children with ADHD/ASD but no EHC plan have any recommendations of good supportive schools with understanding and patient staff? Thinking King Ecgbert's may be a good option as they have an Integrated Resource (which he would not be able to attend because he has no EHCP but means they will deal with SEN kids all the time and understand their needs). Also schools to avoid if possible!
Thanks in advance
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