Reposting from the SN board
Have to choose mainstream secondary for DS by end of Oct. No EHCP. Bright but needs a bit of promoting and fairly sociable, with a few close friends. Fast forward to Y6 after 6 months at home and the difference between DS and peers is suddenly huge, particularly social understanding and maturity. He’s being called weird and nerdy and seems to be a target for a group of boys and an object of amusement for the girls who get him to ‘perform’ things they teach him from TikTok. We’ve had 3 awful weeks with anxiety and ultimately school refusal. I feel like Im suddenly dealing with a new set of problems and I’m worried sick about choosing a secondary without visiting again and need to speak to the SENCOs. Any help/suggestions about what I need to ask?