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Gender and disability discrimination?
My AFAB son is autistic, has selective mutism and dyspraxia. He’s also academically gifted, works incredibly hard at school and loves learning. He’s in year 5 so we’re looking at secondary schools and he has his heart set on the local grammar school. His primary school teachers think he’s an excellent candidate and his…
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Learning a Foreign Language in a classroom when you have dyslexia
I have dyspraxia and dyslexia and I find learning Spanish in a classroom never works for me. I am just curious if anyone else has had negative or positive experiences of learning a foreign language in a classroom? I found Spanish easier than learning Arabic but struggled in both. I hope this is a subject that is of…
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My son has ASD and social anxiety. He can't manage at college, and support from them didn't work
I've just added myself and hope I could get some advice .my son has asd and social anxiety he crnt manage to access a college environment as its to large of a class. He dsnt have an ehcp buy college dis say they would put support in place but that didn't work
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struggling to do uni work and dealing with intrusive thoughts and physical symptoms of anxiety
Hi, I post on here a lot cos I find it so helpful and it really has made a difference over the past few days I've been using it. I wanted to talk about my fear of doing uni work, I know it sounds strange but hear me out. I have had a tumultuous relationship with education and it has left quite a lot of scars. When I was 15…
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Disabled Students' Allowances
On your way to university? If you have a disability, you could get extra support towards some of the extra costs with Disabled Students' Allowances. Who is Eligible for DSA Full-time and part-time undergraduate students
can apply if: · you are studying an
eligible full-time undergraduate course (including a distance…
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Hi, my name is JaneAsh! I'm having some EHCP troubles
Pleased to meet you all :)
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I'm looking for peer-reviewed literature on EHCP's
I am a university student, seeking any literature on EHCP's. I am especially interested in the detrimental effect on schooling that the reported 26,000 children are having who have been waiting up to two years for a plan. Thank you in advance.
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School transport - Suffolk County Council
Good morning. I'm desperately trying to find out whether there are any other parents struggling to get their transport payments from the Suffolk County Council? After an incident and on going problems with the Councils choice of school transport, we decided it was safer for us to take our disabled daughter to school. They…
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Financial help or funding for a masters degree?
I’m looking at whether or not it’s even feasible for me to do a masters right now. I did my degree in 2013-2018 (took longer than normal because of my health) and my health rapidly declined in 2018. It’s still bad and I haven’t worked. But I was thinking of trying do further my education while I was off work. My ideal…
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Cerebal palsy, epilepsy, asthma, return to school
Hi, my son has cerebal palsy epilepsy and asthma and I have been stuck in regards to sending him back to school, especially with the government guidelines of children who have been in contact with someone with covid no longer have to isolate. Last week there was a positive case of covid in his year group, now if the others…
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Carol Vorderman's son has achieved a Master's degree, despite being told he was 'unteachable'
I thought this was fantastic gives people hope
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Can I study at Postgraduate level and still receive ESA and housing benefit?
Hello everyone. I hope you are all well
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Transition
Hi has anyone experience of transitioning between child and adult services?
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Hi, my name is sun!
I moved from Cumbria to Liverpool in feb 2019 with my son who had a EHCP and he was SLD. LA here have messed around as my son who is 15 is still not in school.LA amended his plan and did a education psychologist assessment now there saying he is MLD can a child improve School i asked for when i first moved was a non…
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Appealing son's School Placement. The LA have a barrister for the hearing. Anyone been through this?
First post! My son has been allocated a school 45 minutes away, instead of the one 10 minutes away. Both schools are suitable but the one closer says they are full. We are appealing for a long lost of reasons concerning his safety and wellbeing. Just found out through the first response that the LA have a barrister for the…
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EHCP Criteria help
Hi I have a 9 year old just going into year 5 with ASD and ADHD. A few months ago he had a SALT review who told me that he could really do with an EHCP in place prior to secondary school, and for the transition period before secondary. They explained that they had spoken to SENCO about gathering the information needed to…
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I'm interviewing at a special school next week. Any lesson ideas for developing communication?
Hi, I need some help. I am a teacher and I am going for an interview at a special school next week, I need to teach a lesson that is based on developing communication skills for Year 5/6 children working at Year 1 level. Can anyone help me with ideas please? Many thanks xx
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Discrimination or over protective
Hi I'm a grandmother and sole carer for both of my grandchildren, granddaughter has severe epilepsy with learning difficulties and grandson awaiting a diagnosis of possible ADHD. My granddaughter was attending main stream school year 11 but I refuse to send her any more due to the school's constant excuses to either stop…
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Online Course Types
I've been looking at doing an online course recently, mainly to give some structure to my days and something to work towards for a sense of achievement. I was tempted by an A level but the exam would be pretty much impossible for me as I couldn't get to the exam centre. (Considered reasonable adjustments but there isn't…
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What are we coming to?
I have received yet another E-Mail about work. My problem I am registered disabled? I am 71? Iam on benefits/pension, and every thing I earn is taxed at 85% in the pound? I have offered my skills for free but they won't take it, I have said pay ot into my pension, they won't. The government and Labour party are asking for…
