Unfair Failed manage move

[shellfone4]

Hello everyone,

Hoping someone can give me the best advice on what to do next as I've now reached breaking point 🤦🏻‍♀️

So my DS is 14 years old year 10 he has undiagnosed Sen previous school A attempted to permanently exlude DS, but I appealed and the irp decision was to quash the exclusion and reinstate. This was due to multiple reasons one being them not considering his Sen.
DS was off school for 6 months.

Once decision was quashed school A agreed to manage move DS to another school.

DS attended school B for 13 weeks both 6 week reviews went really well, DS was doing really well and even better with the support of senco. there was a incident where he got repeatedly punched by an ex student this was recorded and sent across school. DS went back to school feeling humiliated but was keen to still go in and pass his manage move. However they still decided to add another 6 weeks.... in this time my son got off a bus near my home on way from school where a fight escalated with 2 other children. my son was caught on video watching with another 10-15 kids. As disappointed I may be with him for standing and watching he did not do anything. But as he was seen watching his manage move failed.

I have spoken to school and explained that as DS is very easily led and vulnerable they should of atleast have taken this into consideration as he's done so well and another manage move will now make him feel super anxious and is simply not fair.
School is firm on decision and says they have a zero tolerance policy to being present at fights. However some students are still in school that was actually involved in this fight and received a 2 day internal exclusion. So still in school,

Question is do i go for another manage move, or do I try and take this further with council ?

Ds has been through too much im worried another manage move will be too much for him as he already struggles to keep friends.

Sorry for long post just struggling to know what to do.

When managed moves fail, the pupil should return to the home school. So, DS should return to school A.

I doubt you will get anywhere challenging school B terminating the managed move.

You should request an EHCNA because DS needs more support.

@bluebrick thank you for you reply. I forgot
to mention school A have made thing's difficult and also made up lies in process of irp which came to light. They have made it clear they cannot have him there but are willing to manage move him. To be honest I feel like if I pushed for him to stay at school A he wouldn't last long as the school was fined nearly 4000.00 for there mistakes and as yet no direct apologies for all the stress and all the wasted time out of my sons education.
I am considering homeschooling as this seems the only other option. Another manage move I don't think that's fair on him :/ especially if they can fail his manage move so harshly as they did with this one. I will definitely be requesting a ehcp.
Thanks again

When managed moves fail the pupil returns to their home school. Unless school A go on to permanently exclude they don’t have a choice because the pupil remains on their roll. A managed move should not have been agreed if DS could not return to school A if the MM failed.

Before the managed move was arranged, if DS could not attend school A the LA had a statutory duty to provide education.

Don’t deregister. Parents often find it easier to get support when DC remain in the system. If DS can’t attend a school the LA must ensure he receives a suitable, full-time education. If you EHE they will say you are making suitable alternative arrangements thereby relieving them of their duty.

Unfortunately I was not aware of this, when manage move failed with school B, school A did not contact me for a week so DS was at home and not given any work to do or a date to return to school A. I contacted the council who also said they had been trying to contact both schools with no luck, It's a mess ... and just feels like no one is taking his education or needs seriously. DS had missed 6 months due to school A permanent exclusion, you'd think they would try and sort this out asap as the headteacher of school B Emailed me to let me know he had told headteacher of school A that the manage move had failed, instead school A takes 1 week to get in touch with me !maybe I might have to chase this up with a solicitor if continues, DS already struggles academically this is all too much and will definitely struggle with GCSEs. Especially now as he's picked them and having to move school again 😩

Have you chased school A? Gone down to the school if they aren’t replying to your emails/phone calls? If you want DS to attend, just inform them he will be attending from X date.

In the meantime, if DS can’t attend school the LA has a duty to ensure he receives a suitable, full-time education.

Hello

Sorry for late reply !
Son has been offered a school via in year
So no need for MM feeling so relieved, and happy that I know longer have to deal with school A 🙈

Thank you very much for all your advice I felt so lost! X