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whats next at 18
Hi My son is 18 and has completed a level 3 BTEC course. He is autistic but was refused an Educational Health Care Plan. He has severe issues socially and mentally. He has had a lack of support from school and college. We have discussed what to do next. He is interested in cooking and has recently had a trial day in a…
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Starting uni September but on LCWRA
Hi, I start uni in September and unfortunately my assessment period for my LCWRA rolls over into the day I receive my student finance. I was very much banking on getting that final payment as the assessment period is 27th Aug-26th Sept. My student finance is paid in 26th and just about covers my rent only leaves me with…
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Hi, I'm elvie! My son has dyslexia + has been refused an EHCP. What can I do?
I’m desperate for some advice!! I have a son who’s 11 he will be making the huge transition into secondary school in September. I have had such a long hard battle with my sons primary school for over four years to notice how difficult learning is for him. Finally in year four they agreed and he was assessed by speech and…
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Hi, my name is TML! deciding to go down Sen school or keep mainstream
Hi, my son is 9 undiagnosed high functioning autism/ADHD. Struggles with social/emotional/communication needs. High sensory needs. Was trying to find parents experience of deciding to go down Sen school or keep mainstream.
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Child maintenance
Hi,My son will be turning 18 this Saturday and he's going to be finishing his A Levels soon. Do I still have to pay maintenance? Also my wife has got into a new relationship.
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The school have said they'd like to bring social care in. Why might they do this?
Hello, My son is 5 and is diagnosed autistic. He has a full EHCP, but is currently in mainstream. However his levels of aggression are increasing massively. He has hurt other children and staff. The school have said they’d like to bring social care in. Why might they do this?
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Education psychologist understanding iq results
Anyone here understand wechsler intelligence scale for children please.
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Direct disability discrimination
Hello, I wasn’t sure if this was better in here or in the school section, but it’s regarding disability discrimination. My son is 5 and is diagnosed autistic amongst other things. He has a full EHCP. He is incredibly sensory and has always reacted quite physically during moments of emotional dysregulation which is…
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Hi, my name is Nari! My son is now at risk of not having a placement in September
Hi I have son with adhd dyslexia dysgraphia and sensory problems finds it hard to touch paper but he tries hard to study. After 5 stressful years of asking nicely because of trying to maintain good relationship with school , about how support is delivered just before GCSEs I found out that all of the daily interventions…
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I've applied for an access course through the Open University
but I am not sure how I'm going to send them proof of my universal credit account as it's all done online now and they want proof of my Universal Credit claim to see if am I able to study the access course for free as I'm doing it as apart of my Open Degree through the Open University, but I was advised to do the access…
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Student Support Grant?
Hello - my son has epilepsy and PIP for same. He’s applied for Uni - although likely to take a gap year given diagnosis was recent and seizures still not responding fully to medication etc. Trying to be organised, he applied and has been awarded DSA, which is great but someone’s also mentioned Student Support Grant. We’re…
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Disabled Students Allowance for foundation year
Hello scope, I am doing a bsc physiotherapy, with the first year a foundation year at college, and the next three years in the university (so four years in total). Please see this link for the course I am doing: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/2023/foundation-to-human-and-animal-health-professions-physiotherapy-year-0?…
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Can my daughter who left University because of my health return
My daughter went to University but she did not finish her course which was down to myself. She was so worried about my condition that she started to jump classes to look after me. She left in her second year of university which has always made me feel guilty. I would love her to return and she would love to return but we…
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Anybody a student? Need help writing about EHCP
Need help writing about EHCP
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Reasonable adjustment for exams
Hello! I would like to know if anyone knows of a process to ask an exam board for an adjustment to the process of taking an exam so that a severely disabled pupil can access it. My daughter (severe CP, speech difficulty, poor memory, anxiety) is due to take an A level exam in German next month. The exam board want her to…
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University funding and benefits
I have started a counselling course which I would like to continue to Diploma level but realistically I may never be able to work very much. I currently receive Housing Benefit, income related ESA and PIP and would need help with funding but I cannot jeopardise my benefits so wondered what my options, if any, would be?…
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EHCP secured for future?
Hi, sorry if this isn't in the right section. My son is 6 years old (year 1) and was diagnosed with mild spastic cerebral palsy at 3. His neurologist said from the very first appointment we should get a EHCP. However in all his nursery settings and now at primary school they have said that it would be unlikely that an EHCP…
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english course
i have been working in nursery for 10 years, but leak of confidence really want to improve my written english make feel confident i would love to do some work online
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Hi, I'm amick! Does anybody have ideas about how we can move forward with my grandson's college?
My grandson is18 and autistic. He finally got his diagnosis at 16 yrs old. He has been in college for 3 years. He got his EHCP on 4th May 2022 after a hard fought battle. We were delighted. It appears to cover everything we wished, however his college informed us that it isn’t specific enough on the timing involved in each…
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Hi, my name is missxminks! How can I get my son to resit his GCSEs?
Good morning, My son has been diagnosed with severe social/general anxiety due to being bullied at School and then put into lockdown. He hasn’t been in school for a year and due to how long the waitlist is with CAMHS he has just started his therapy. His school has been no help with him and has withdrawn him from his GCSE’s…
