Free school meals and back to school for those on pupil premium ( disabled child )

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Does anyone know anything about this ?
My son has severe behavioural needs due to his autism , adhd , Tourette’s and learning difficulties . He attends a specialist school and I’m wondering if he comes under the vulnerable children’s category .
I’m so worried as my son is incredibly difficult to manage at home as a single parent with no support at all . He requires 2:1 in the community with carers. I’m hoping to make the use of outdoor space with national trust , staying in will mean I get attacked multiple times a day . I do not work due to my sons many appointments and no holiday club would have him in holiday time. I may not have the work issues other parents have which of course must be a nightmare , however am in a dilemma also due to our complex situation.

I think he must as he'll have an EHCP.

Assume he has an EHCP so yes he is classed as a vulnerable child. The question will be whether the school actually have enough staff available to safely look after the children.

Yes he has a EHCP

no idea. but really feel fro you.

The guidelines are not clear ,my child has,severe autism and learning disabilities, and is a special school with full EHCP ,even school don't know wether it's staying open

My sons school emailed me last night to ask whether we want him to attend school during the closure (he has an EHCP)

Yours should be making arrangements also
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Thankyou - my social worker just phoned to say she’s in talks with the school to see what can be offered at the moment . So I will just have to wait and see now .

We’ve had an email from school, children with EHCP /social workers are in the category of children who can still go to school. My friend is a SEN teacher and she’s still going to work.

I’m guessing it’s can go to school not that they have to? DD has autism and a ehcp and I don’t want her to go

Schools were only told about the EHCP element at the same time as the rest of the country. Trust me they will be working their arses off trying to figure out what to do. In my LA they are releasing info at midday for schools to act on.

PumpkinP You won’t have to send your daughter I’m sure. I’m just in a very dire situation at the moment and was already at risk of my son going into residential before all this . This is mainly due to extreme behaviours. I’m getting pummelled at home on a daily basis so any help I will need to take with open arms

What a ridiculous comment, @lemonsanddimes123.

Lemonsandlimes123 do you do that as your job? If not fuck off.

Do you have a child with disabilities lemonsandlimes? I'm guessing not?

What a twat lemon this is exactly the reason schools are staying open, so we can all get through this as best we can

Thank you don’t want to send her whilst having the other 3 at home.

Well aren’t you a delight lemonsandlimes123

lemonandlimes

A crisis really does show people for who they are.
Perhaps a degree of stability and continuity will be beneficial to the OP’s DS.

Lots of children with additional needs find school easier to cope with. Thankfully the staff who work in special schools have more empathy than lemons and limes.

Hope you get something sorted OP.

Sorry but the OP doesn't need child care, she wants it because life with her child is exceptionally challenging. I can understand that but please can you explain to me why someone else should be put at risk to facilitate this. Every teacher/ta/childcare worker who is being asked to provide these services is being put at increased risk, in many cases there is a wider benefit to society i.e allowing the parents to work in hospitals etc. The benefit of care being provided to the OPs child is beneficial for the OP and her child but at the cost of someone else with no wider benefit, therefore it is a want not a need. If there was no alternative then fair enough but OP hasn't suggested that she is unable to care for her child generally just that this will be more difficult, well that is the same for everyone. I wouldn't wish to be in the OPs position but in the end asking someone else to make greater sacrifices for her child than she is willing to do herself seems somewhat unreasonable.

In the same boat here. My 12 year old has severe LD\ASD. His school has been closed since tuesday and I am getting attacked at home. His respite centre where he goes for weekly overnght respite is also closed. He has 2:1 in the community and I have 2 younger children who he attacks as well, both of whom will be off school next week. He doesn't get FSM, but I am hoping he will be allowed to go to his special school, to protect my younger children from his attacks. I am also trying to do my 20 hour per week job from home, getting up v.early to log on and do some hours before all the kids are up.

The benefit to society is that these children don't become so distressed and their parents become so unable to cope that the children end up in residential placements or requiring enormous amounts of intervention when this crisis is over.

And never mind the educators in the meantime.

@lemonsandlimes123

I'm assuming that you do not have a child with severe additional needs? The fact that this child has an EHCP with 2:1 support in place indicates that his needs are extremely severe. I have taught children similar to this. Believe me when I say it is one of the most challenging things I have done. And I got to go home at the end of the day.
If a parent has no support, no where to turn to for help, then they absolutely need us as a society to help them.
OP, ignore the twattish response from lemons. I hope you get all the support for your child that you, and he, need in order to get through this horrible time.

Yes I can see you think children in need don't matter.