Category: SEND
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Tactical Play
Five years into our journey with the failing SEND system and I would have thought things would have improved by now. Scarily so, I feel even more victimised by those working in it, despite my developed knowledge on how it operates. In 2016, I entered it naively, apologetically and ready to be made a scapegoat…
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School Rejection and Trauma
Coping with school rejection is sadly an experience that many SEND families find themselves in – and as a parent, of a child, whose had numerous placement failures, I feel confident enough to have some thoughts on the subject. I can reflect on how those moments have been handled and the differences they have on…
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EHCP – The Golden Ticket?
Five years ago, I was told by my daughter’s school, that I would never get her an EHCP. I was fed false information that it was nevery going to happen because my local authority (LA) rarely ever issue them and it was unlikely she would meet the high threshold. I ploughed on regardless because her…
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Broken hopes and shattered dreams
Right now, I can’t see any of the positives that the education system has brought to my family. The system, with it’s dictatorial regime, has little patience in it for an overtly sensitive and inquisitive child. As a parent I passed over my trust and it was to be my biggest mistake. I lost control…
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The Ice-Cream Sundae Guide to Autism
I really love doing a book review when it’s a task that I can get my daughter involved in – this particular resource she enjoyed reading and managed to finish in just one go! The book we looked at together is titled The Ice-Cream Sundae Guide to Autism and is written by Debby Elley and…
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How to find the right school
I have been asked by numerous followers on our social media handles how did we find the right school and if I could give more details on this part of our journey. Speaking to parents online and as a keynote speaker, the conversation always reverts back to school, and whether there is actually a possibility…
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The Next Chapter
This weekend I finally had news that has been a catalyst to move us on to the next chapter of our story. But before I explain about that, I kind of need to take you back to what has happened so far along our journey, particularly as we have so many new followers that have…
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The Truce
Dear Local Authority, I am writing this letter with the warmest intentions, not to alarm or to shock you, but to offer my sincerest offerings of peace in order for us to move away from being in no man’s land. You see, I wonder if there could ever be a future when you work with…
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The child in need
Child in need – a definition: “To safeguard and promote the welfare of children within their area who are in need; and, so far as is reasonably consistent with that duty, to promote the upbringing of such children by their families, by providing a range and level of services appropriate to those children’s needs.” http://www.childlawadvice.org.uk…
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I want to bring my pet to school
Yesterday we had a visit in the home from an educational psychologist and the communication/autism advisory teacher. To briefly recap, my daughter has been off school since March, finding the sanctuary of home the only place she can cope with, despite craving many aspects of the outside world. Well our visitors managed to enter the…