probably been discussed before but.........

[buffythenappyslayer]

what are the rules regarding home ed?

my dd has cf and weve discussed with her special needs social worker having her home educated,and she agreed it would probably be better for dd as she also has asthma and our school are not allowed to give inhalers (had this problem with ds2 when he was at nursery there,we had t keep him at home until he was able to do the inhaler himself)

because of dd's cf,she has to have medication every 2 hours (along with food every 2 hours) and she also has to have physio during the day (she currently has it twice a day but as she gets older it will be more often) and she rbings up lots of mucousy stuff that wouldnt be very nice for her to do at school.

shes only 2 atm,but would be starting nursery in a few months (but because of everything shes not)

just wondering what are the rules about home ed as social worker hasnt said anymore about it,she said we'll discuss it nearer the time that she should be starting school,but i'd just like to know.

did think about home ed for ds1 (14) as he has special needs but we were told that he is doing too well at school to be taken out.(he is constantly getting suspended and has raging tantrums and tbh,his work is really bad,his writing you cant read and he doesnt seem to elarn anything-he is always sent out of class for missbehaving)but his social worker said he wouldnt be allowed to be home taught (i thought anyone could choose to home tutor their children!)

The EducationOtherwise site should be able to help with the exact rules but AFAIK there is absolutely no reason why you cannot Home Ed your ds. I think the de-registering can be a bit trickier when a child has a statement but it's still perfectly legal.

I'm also at a school being allowed to refuse to give inhalers. I would've thought that would be classed as discrimination. My ds1(6yrs) has asthma (nothing like CF, I know) but the staff are more than happy to give him his inhalers if he needs them.

IIRC there are several groups/lists on the internet which are specifically for parents home-edding children with SN. They should be fairly easy to find via google. HE-Special springs to mind for some reason.

Hopefully someone who actually Home-eds will be along soon to give you more specific info.

Good luck.

You may find a childminder who is accredited who would be able to provide "nursery education" & she would be able to give an inhaler

Also DD is asthmatic and reg was given it at nursery & school - I just needed to sign for it each time

I'd be looking for an alternative nursery (imo) as I think it is discrimination

I was going to have a child with CP & epilepsy - & was trained to give medication

I was also going to be taught the physio stuff (not for regualar sessions - but for if she were having a bad day)

Do you have or have you considered Portage (I think it's called)

thanks coppertop,i'll have a look at the site.

ds2 missed so much school because of their rules.his nursery teacher said to em "give him his inhaler before he comes to school he should be ok then" i was horrified that she knew nothing about asthma!

when he started full time school,he knew how to put the inhaler into the spacer and how many puffs to do,but i wanted the teacher to supervise so he didnt do too much,she said she couldnt do that!

then one playtime ds got really out of breath and started wheezing,he went and asked the teacher for his inhaler,she told him to go away and play!he found my dd1 and told her,she ran and got the inhaler and gave him it,by this time his lips had gone blue and his face was grey.the teacher rang me and said she had put dd in detention for just going and getting teh inhaler without permission!i went mad!!!she had done it because the useless teacher couldnt be bothered to get off her bum and help ds.

i dont,and dh agrees,want dd3 going through the same especially as she has cf and she can go from being ok one minute to having a bad asthma attack teh next.any damage to her lungs will just make her worse.

whats portage?

Portage is quite basic nursery ed at home (if I'm right)

It often for children with special needs and I think is more showing you how to extend their play rather than doing it all (but I could be wrong)

ive never heard of it,but it sounds good.

dd's social worker hasnt been for awhile,but i'll ask her about it.

Look here

thanks for the link.

theres a portage group in caernarfon near us so i'll give them a ring.

tahnks again!!