secondaries in Ruislip for son with behaviour problems

[Zae]

My son, 13, has behaviour problems and has nearly been expelled. He is currently at Ruislip High. He has been in so much trouble there I think he needs a fresh start where he doesn't have a reputation as a troublemaker. Also Ruislip High seem pretty clueless - their answer to everything is exclusions rather than providing support (he has had a pretty horrendous home situation for the last 6 months which I told the school about but all the school does is remove him from lessons. They don't notice when he does something good). I think Ruislip High are also going to suggest he moves on. The trouble is I don't know where to send him. I am thinking of Queensmead and Bishop Ramset, maybe Hayden (although it is a bit far away. I don't know any parents of children in these schools. Would you recommend them? I think my son needs somewhere with rules but isn't over strict. He also needs some 1-1 support and a school that takes a positive approach to behaviour management. Many thanks!

Are there spaces at the schools you mention? It’s all very well deciding to put him somewhere else, but I’d there is no space in the year group m they aren’t obliged to take him, unless he has an EHCP.

Could you try to repair the relationship with his current school first and work with them to put some support in place, before you think about a move.

Of course, if he does have an EHCP, it can be amended to name a different school.

Hi FoxyLoxy - thank you for your message. I don't think the relationship with the school can be repaired. I complained to the governors that they hadn't put any support in place so that hardly endeared me to the school. My son says his classmates have expressed surprise when he has been removed from lessons recently. The teachers see him as trouble so even the slightest misdemeanour gets him taken out. He has no interest in school now. His books dating back from September have about just 4 sheets of writing in them and dozens of worksheets from when he has been removed from class. He has been given the same worksheets many times. He is getting no practical work done eg languages, DT. He doesn't have an EHCP but I think the school want to get rid of him so they would probably negotiate with other schools to get him transferred.
I think the nature of the schoolwork also doesn't suit him. He's very bright. I think they give him work at the right level (its differentiated) but it isn't very creative / engaging - just regurgitating what he has just been told if that makes sense. Even when he was behaving in Year 7, he didn't put much effort in. I know what he needs - smaller class sizes, a positive-reward based approach, something more engaging - but have no idea where to find it.