This blog post was written on 3/3/2020

So today I went to view HH (again) initially I went to view this school in May last year, and we were rejected and told the school could not meet need. There was also quite a bad Ofsted report written “requires improvement” so I was sat on the fence with that one anyway. They have a space now for Charlie. However, there are many holes in the LA idea for this placement.

1) Distance - it is over an hour’s drive in the mornings, a drive I will have to do as Charlie is unable to travel in the mornings in a taxi due to high anxiety and separation anxiety.

2) Transition - the school only goes up to Year 9. This means there will be an EHCP rewrite at Year 6 to transition to Year 7, then another one in Year 8 to transition to Year 10, depending on which pathway he will be on will ultimately depend on when it is written. We are 6 months away from Year 4 and as of yet do not have a final plan that was reviewed in April 2019.

3) Are the issues resolved from the Ofsted? We won’t find out until the next Ofsted.

4) They need to review the newest plan to agree to meet need. There are things on the old plan that they can’t meet.

5) They work on a reward and consequence system. That doesn’t always work with Charlie and can lead to him having a meltdown when he doesn’t fully understand the consequences.

So as you can see, I have some big reservations regarding this placement. I’m still holding out for HG, (an independent specialist school) and I’m yet to hear back from Linnet regarding their Ashby site as that may be suitable for him. However, their site in Castle Gresley is definitely not suitable for him. And then the Roaches, which was a school I saw up in Staffordshire near Leek right in the Peak District, they have a new school opening in either Beeston or Breaston. I’m not sure which! Either way it’s a lot closer..

I’m still on the social media ban. And it’s going really well, I’m feeling very detoxed from it, and I like where my head space is at. Once, my University course is complete, or as close to and the pressure is off then I will most definitely be back on the social media grid. But probably just in this capacity rather than my personal pages.

I’m always working on stuff in the background so I’m hopeful this site will be up and launched soon!! Especially when I’ve piled together enough FREE resources and information so that we’re able to help people in the capacity that I want to. The aim of this site was always to be a self referral information site so people can dip in and out to the bits that they feel will be most helpful to them.

Looking forward to be back in the swing of things!

Georgina x