I got my daughter into a Specialist Dyslexia School

[JulieTurner]

Hello, my daughter is now 13 and after a very long battle with the Local Authority, I have managed to get her into a Specialist Dyslexia School.

Help should be in place for children when they first start school, but its all about cutting costs, so to get the right help, parents need to follow their gut instinct when they feel something isn't right, and they have to fight for the right education.

I have written a blog about my battle, and I hope it will help others see what is involved. It is still a work in progress, but the main facts are there.

Please share with anyone you feel it might help.

Thank you

Julie

Www.familyvine.me

Hi Julie

Thanks so much for sharing your blog. I'm currently going through the process of getting my DS into an independent special school. So I love hearing about other parents expereinces.

I really hope it helps. It can be such a huge battle and you can feel so alone.

I became totally consumed by it and drove everyone mad, including my own family.

Thank you for your reply. How close are you to getting your DS moved?

This is really interesting and where can we see your blog?

Hi faithful15
It is at. www.familyvine.me
Not sure how to make it into a clickable link.

Thankyou Julie Turner

Julie well done you!! That cannot have been an easy battle. Your DD is very lucky to have you as her mum. You have saved her from fighting an awful lot of battles herself. I admire you. Thanks for posting the link which I I will check out.

I hope your DD enjoys her new school.

Like you I faced that situation and spent a lot of desperate years trying to get the school to take action. Needless to say they did nothing but castigate me. Luckily I found someone who spent two years teaching my son to read.

He is now a strapping 16 year old and guess what it turns out that english is one of his favourite subjects. He still struggles a bit with comprehension and planning skills but he is happy and confident and that will take him a long way in life.

BrowersBlues that is so funny that after all the struggle he enjoys English. I am so angry that we don't have the right support in schools. And so many parents trust the schools to know what is best for their children.

I am so pleased it is all working out for you xx

Julie he loves english, it is his favourite subject and his teacher told me that his essays show real taoent. This is from a little boy who could not read the words 'and' and 'was' at 7 years of age. The teachers thought I was a nuisance because I raised the issue (don't get me started!!!)

I despair at cuts to education and it pains me to think of so many children suffering. Not to mention adults. Something like 90% of the prison population are illiterate. I think it should be illegal to allow a child to leave school without being able to read.

Thanks for your best wishes, let us know how your DD gets on. x

Well done Julie . My DS is in an independent specialist ASD school, although he also has a dyslexia diagnosis too. The school has really helped him flourish and avoid the awful damage that mainstream school inflicted on him. It is great that you are sharing your experiences to help other parents. There are so many myths about getting statements/EHCPs and naming schools that a lot of parents are scared to even try, I hope others reading will feel encouraged by reading your blog.

My DS is also in an independent ASD school. He has been there since september and now actually likes going to school. He is achieving academically and is much less stressed. DS already had a statement with full time 1:1 and had exhausted all of the support that was available in our LA but I still had to appeal for the place and it ended up being 8 months of stress and hell before he LA conceded. Parents should not have to jump through so many hoops and go to these lengths to get the right provision. I will be moving LA's next year to be nearer to DS's school and i am quite prepared to go through it all again, although school don't think there will be an issue with the new LA.
There is very little support for parents going through appeal (thank goodness the sn boards on here exist!) so your blog is really encouraging. I wish i had seen it when i was appealing so thankyou for sharing

Hi Julie

Well I still have to go to tribunal to see if the LA will fund the school.