can you get turned down for special skwl ive heard alot of ppl saying there child isnt allowed to go makin me worry cus we havent had laras statement bk yet and ive found the perfect school and i mean perfect suits all her needs i DONT want her to go to mainstream school it will be like sending a 12 month old bby to school and because of her being diffrrent Children r picking it up at nursery and becoz of her being so small there picking her up and carrying her around this really concerns me!

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tasha n lara-leigh

Its not always easy to get a place, however when you're filling out your part of her statement of special educational needs, you are encouraged to name a school you would like your child to attend, and they do have to take your wishes in to account. I named the school, and then listed all the reasons why my son was unable to attend mainstream school (still in nappies, school gates not secure enough to contain him, afraid of large crowds/loud noises etc) It also took a letter to my MP as i was told there was a 2 year waiting list which meant Luca wouldnt be offered a place til he was almost 7. little one and behold after the letter to the MP a space was found extremely quickly!

lol funny how fast the fine places lol we havnt had our statement back yet and its worrying cus she starts in january and its ment to take like a few months then these applying for the school taking lara to the school then there then finding what are need are frm the schools point a view just with it was a bit simpliar!

I have just started the process of a statement for Matthew. He can't talk and has to use sign language he also has no social skills. When we started I was given the opposite option of putting him in special needs where i wanted him in a mainstream school. I understand mainstream isn't for everybody but i think more needs to be done for the parents that want their Children to go to a special school. It seems the more we push for things the more walls we hit. Good luck to you both xx