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What is your experience of nursery care for disabled children?
Warren got in touch and shared his family's experience of nursery care for disabled children. What experiences have you had with nurseries? Do you feel they are responding to the needs of disabled children or being used to make money? Let us know what you think!
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School attendence
My son has school anxiety and his attendance is approx 50% and school are hell bent on prosecuting me. They tried last school yr but I got a letter from my GP which said my son has a condition which may mean he has to have time off school. He has an ehcp and been referred to cahms but they say they want more evidence. I…
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Home schooling and autism
How many parents and carers out who are homeschooling their child who has a autism. Today the education officer came to visit us .My daughter has improved amazingly, she went from year 6 English las year, to year 9 which is her year anyway in English .Education officer has said how confident my daughter is.
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Exclusion because of autism
My daughter has autism anxiety ocb pica among other things went to what should have been a translation meeting as it should have been done a while ago. Any way to my shock it went from that to she was excluded for 5 days was an autism advisory teacher at the meeting it was agreed they send us a questionare and we fill it…
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Transfers to different school
hi there have any of you experienced a transfer to a different school since or during primary or high school I have experienced it and I wasn’t impressed with the handling of it by parents etc so I have poor grades now looking at uni if I can go to study sport football since the college days
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Special needs
After fighting for years to get our daughter help in school now after 5 year she been diagnosed with dyslexia and other things wrong with her now and having more test I feel such a bad mom feel like we let her down some much now there saying she won't be able to cope in a senior school I don' now what to do some advice…
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Esa, Pip, student loans, single mother and so confused
Hello im wondering if someone could shed some light on this. I get income based esa (support group) and PIP (standard care) and housing benefit (i have to top it up by 100 every month to make rent as housing dont cover it all) I get ctc of 47 pw (apparently i was over paid last yr ?) and cb goes to credit union. Im a…
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Looking for advice on finding the right secondary school for our daughter in London
Our daughter is nine and attends a mainstream secondary school in NW London. She gets around with walking poles indoors and K walker in playground and is keeping up with her class academically, but requires a lot of TA support and reinforcement at home to do this. I am looking for a fully accessible secondary school with…
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Funding for university degree course 2018
im currently studying a level 3 Diploma in Education studies at FE college.14.5 hrs per week I am in receipt & on ESA. As my PIP was cut from enhanced personal to nothing in July. I'm awaiting a tribunal date, which could be 20 weeks! This situation is nearly impossible for me, and I'm worried that the next three years at…
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Open University
Hey everyone, I have been thinking about my future and lately I keep hearing about Open University. So I tried looking on their website but unfortunately it won't let me zoom in, I can't read small writing. I was wondering if you could help me out? - How much does it cost and are there any funding options? - What courses…
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Mature students
Hello I have made some plans to go to university or another college in two years time for when I finish the college that I currently attend. I wanted to ask out of curiosity when I do go to university or another college when I am 22 in two years time about whether there would be students much older than me at college or…
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Discrimination at univeristy
Hello... I am training to be a clinical psychologist and I am dyslexic. I really struggle with some of the written aspects of the academic part of my training. Not the content just how I write it. I have requested adjustments for 3 years now and each one is a battle - my win rate is about 1 in 10. I have complained and the…
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Secondary school troubles- he's so unhappy
Hi thank you for accepting me. I was just browsing as I am in the middle of a tribunal with the dwp and it's shocking that so many people are also going through the stress of it. I have a 12 year old son with learning difficulties and who was on an IEP, it appears that since he started secondary school September 2017 he…
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School being unfair because of chronic illness, advice?
Hi. I am new to this forum and in need of urgent advice. My 15yr old yr11 daughter has a chronic illness of which she is receiving medical attention for and awaiting hospital appointment. It causes her to sweat/flush badly and has doctors letter for school to allow her to remove her blazer so she doesn't…
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When do you tell people you have cp?
I start college in a couple days time ,and people will know something is wrong with me and I was wondering do I tell people from the start or do I wait. Also do I come clean to my school mates whom some have moved on about my disability.
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Support
Hi My son is 23 years old has Autisum with learning difficulties he was at residental placement for 3 years and finished in July 2017 he didn't had smooth transition because of that he can't focuses on anything else, SEN team found computer course in harrow Weald college he only went for 2 weeks as he is used to residental…
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Son on ESA but wants to go to college?
Hi, my son is 20 and is on ESA for anxiety issues. He now feels ready to go to college but as he is of an age to have to pay I was wondering if anyone knows whether he can get any help with the cost
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How to get an education plan in place?
Hi I have a son who is seventeen and has only just been diagnosed learning disabled. He also has recently been diagnosed with epilepsy. We have applied to the local council for help in putting together a plan for him but have been rejected. He applied for college but no suitable course could be found without an education…
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ADHD and learning support for my child
My son was diagnosed with adhd two years ago. He also has trouble with toileting issues,he reguarly soils himself in class and at home. He has been getting help in the class room from a teaching assistant who takes him to the toilet and encourages him to change himself but when he moved up into year 6 they never gave him…
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Looking for some hope for my daughters future education and career options.
I have a 17 year old daughter, who was assessed for ASD 2 years ago but was not given a diagnosis despite a previous initial assessment by Actions for Aspergers in school, that implied she demonstrated a combination of ASD traits that became heighten when she became anxious and depressed. She did get a diagnosis of GAD and…
