My son left school this summer , passing one GCSE. He had an IDP, so had extra time etc. he has AdHD, Dyscalculia and APD. He is now resitting his GCSES in a small centre we pay for. The staff are brilliant and have suggested that it would have been obvious to his previous school that he wouldn’t cope as he needs such a lot of support to keep him on track. They have also suggested dysgraphia and questioned why no one picked up on how poor is handwriting is which in addition to the other difficulties makes writing hard. As parents we feel we have utterly failed our son. We always asked the school if there was anything else we could be doing, I think because he was always described as hard working and polite, he pretty much was left to his own devices. We were always told at parents evening gs that he was capable of passing his GCSEs. There was never any suggestion that he needed a laptop for lessons and to have a scribe for exams, which is what is happening now. I feel so angry that we have been in the dark for all those years. Part of me wants to sue the school for failing him. In reality I just want to make sure we do what we can going forward, and was wondering if anyone has come across dysgraphia? This post is probably more of an offload sorry!
Im in the process of trying to get the LA to fund the fees we are paying, they have already said they think it’s unlikely, but if the amount of support he requires is more than could be reasonably provided in a statutory setting, can they refuse ?