Is this usual for primary school?

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LollyPopLouie · 14/01/2024 18:31

Ds is 6. He goes to a mainstream school with 60 kids over 2 classes. In his class there are 3 children with 121 support so the class is busy. In the other class there are 2 children with 121 so overall 5 over the 60 kids. Ds and other kids have had some issues with violence towards them. The 121 staff I'm not sure if they're able to control the kid they support. Is it usual for the needs in mainstream to be so heavy ?

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drspouse · 17/01/2024 11:24

startatthegin · 15/01/2024 19:30

Yes, autism often comes under social communication needs, rather than semh. Just like being blind is a different primary need. No primary need is "better" or "worse" or more or less deserving than another.

What are you trying to say about children with SEMH needs, @43ontherocksporfavor

That it's the parents' fault for being feckless, I suspect.

As far as unsuitable schools go, one we declined (SEMH) had two major safeguarding incidents in the previous 5 years (teacher charged with assault, death of a pupil) and the KS2 play area was a sea of mud with broken toys (the school was KS2 and up with the primary pupils clearly an afterthought). Another had no separate boys' and girls' loos. A third was supposed to be adding in a Y6 to a secondary provision. They showed us a cupboard that was going to be turned into a Y6 room and the playground where the swings had been taken out to stop the teenagers messing about (there was no other equipment).
I know none of you would accept these for your child in mainstream so why should we accept this for our DS in specialist?

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