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Moving from mainstream to special schooling
chubbymummy
September 23, 2009 18:44
HiJust wondering if anyone can help me with this. My ds is in Primary 4 (scotland) and we are considering moving him to Special Education from Primary 5 onwards with perhaps a Friday, which is a half day here, at his old school.We have a review coming up in October and were going to broach the subject with the school then. I think they will be surprised at our decision. Educationally he is very behind but progressing well on his own level. We are thinking of moving him more from a social point of view. He doesn''t really have any friends and I thought this might help.Any words of advice as to the right way to go about this up here in Scotland would be appreciated.Thanks.Mx
chubbymummy
September 24, 2009 15:57
Thanks GardenWhat you wrote sounds exactly the same as where we are with DS. He is almost 9 and noone ever comes near to play with him, he hasn't been at a party in 3 years and despite me trying to invite kids over here he never gets invited back. In the school playground now he seems to be playing more with the girls, I think they enjoy mothering him. He doesn't mind to be honest and is quite happy but from my point of view I want him to have some independance and friends. Even from a selfish point of view it would mean that I wouldn't need to be an entertainment manager every day of the week after school.We've asked the school to ensure that the Educational Psychologist is at the next meeting so they'll know something is up and I'm sure we will need to get our application in before Christmas. Thanks Shadow. Our DS has a coordinated support plan but not a record of need I'm honestly not sure that it'll help us in any way though. I think it'll be the making of him and I'm glad its worked out for your daughter too.
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Queenie 27
September 27, 2009 14:07
My daughter with Downs stayed in Mainstream until she was 16, which worked well for her in many ways. Where it didn't work well was in allowing her to develop peer friendships, and for her self esteem as a valued member of a group. She then spent 3 years in special ed, where we saw massive progress in both areas. So a case of swings and roundabouts I guess!Queenie
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