Please no judgement. Dd is not attending school and has not for a year. She’s autistic and has complex needs and learning difficulties. I removed her from school before secondary school started as they wanted her to attend a mainstream school against my wishes (no I did not appeal) my plan was to home educate but this isn’t working out and dd wants to go back to school but can’t go to a mainstream school. Her annual review is coming up and I am going to challenge this and appeal but I’ve been told it will take up to a year? Is this correct? Dd is desperate to go back to school and asks me daily to return to school (she has 3 younger siblings all still in school so obviously hard for her) is this the right thing I’m doing and it takes a year? Just checking this is correct? (No suggestions of sending her to mainstream)