To think this is not OK?

Was the school telling you that your child should have been on the trip with the 1:1?

What documentation was provided to explain how they were going to safely manage your child?

If your child would not travel by bus how would the trip even start?

You need to make the school prove they could not have take your child out for the day.

The extra staffing is there for your child s support system
So while I can understand why they did not want one child alone with an adult what is the long term plan if your child will not get on the bus?

Unless the school can prove that your child could have participated it is the school creating a situation where your child is excluded due to het extra needs.

Yes the school is clearly in the wrong.

My dd had a broken leg for one school trip which involved wading in streams and of course they let her stay behind. It is clearly the same situation of an inappropriate trip and not all dc can go.

The school should have let the 1:1 stay at school doing their job, completely wrong for the school to insist on your dc going.

I was thinking gees just tell the kid they have to go....then saw they have 1:1 support. So clearly there is recognition of an issue.

Personally I'd meet with the headmaster and politely point out that were being a prick. No education was being missed and it was they who were unable to allow your child into school. Next time advise you will be sending child to school (naturally you are not going to) and they will have to deal with the fall out.

I would hit the roof.

they should have found a way to include your child be that 2:1 etc. mine all have sen and their 1:1 and or other staff were there to ensure they could join in no matter where the trip was. This was true in both mainstream and special schools that they ended up in

if not going on trip (which I think is wrong - if they are drummed for to be in mainstream they should do all the activities their class mates are doing)
THEIR 1:1 should have been available at school to be with them.

utterly unacceptable that a way to accommodate them wasn’t found and also that the child’s 1:1 was being used as general ratios on the trip.

essentially an illegal exclusion.

put a stop so such practices now - your child has a right to a full and equal education and should not be excluded from things.

as k yo see the risk assessments made for the trios and also get it in writing from the school that the child’s 1:1 was not available .

make a massive complaint to Sen governor and LA

I wouldn't accept an unauthorised absence, either! And the one-to-one should have been looking after your child, not going on a trip with the other children.

I wouldn't accept an unauthorised absence; they essentially made it impossible for your child to attend school. What would have happened if you had taken them to school, like any other day?

What was the trip ? Did you want your child to stay at school on their own ?