Special needs schools

[Controlfreak]

After a lengthy fight with the LEA, I managed to get a space for my son in a special needs school for children with moderate learning difficulties. He is 9 but couldn't cope with a mainstream education. He was moved to Year 6 rather than 5 because he is able if he wants to be. He comes back home now and sais that things are too easy. Have I made a mistake or is any progress better than none?

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General developmental delay. He stammers a bit but this has improved dramatically with therapy. He is not very good concentration wise, but is not diagnosed with ADD or ADHD. Yes he did have a LSA but it didn't work. Generally he is very happy at the new school apart from finding things too easy.

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I'm a teacher in a special needs school and we don't have low expectations of our young people!
Many of the students have the same needs as your son and they really do thrive at our school - classes are a lot smaller and there is a great deal of support whether it be class based, or specialist input from LEA or other organisations.
If he says things are too easy you need to ahve a chat with the teacher and say so - your son should have an IEP tailored to his needs

Thanks Hana. Last year, his final year in a primary school, was hard as behaviour began to change to the worse. He is much better now as I feel he is happier. However, I still have some concerns that he may copy other children's behaviour, not a good one. I suppose being middle class sometimes it is hard to accept that the other children may not have similar values in life.

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Thanks everybody. I do feel re-assured now.