has anyone regretted moving their child from mainstream to special school?

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I've realised that all the info I have anecdotally is of pleased parents and happier children. Can you change your mind and go back to mainstream?

Yes. not personally but children from ds's school have moved to mainstream. They normally start by going part time to the ms school and increase as and when appropriate - or maybe have a joint placement at both.

I certainly don't regret moving from MS to SS, but one of the questions I asked was how easy was it to move them back into MS. I was assured that it wouldn't be a problem, and that the school would be encouraging us to move them when the time was right.

It's your legal right to have your child educated in a mainstream school, so yes, you can go back.

The only thing that can stop you is if your child being educated in mainstream risks the education of the other children in the school, which would be hard for any school to claim as usually this can be rectified with resources.

mine started special needs so I don't have direct experience,

but I do know lots of Mums whose ASD kids start MS and transfer into SN and yes both the children and therefore also mum are much much happier.

I know one who has started SN for a couple of years and ended up MS and he did fine too.

The Kids who seem to have the most difficulties are the ones who are really boarderline and bounce between MS and SN or the kids who are MS kids but who don't really having the right support to cope.

Mine started in mainstream nursery and school statemented with a full time 1-1. I made the decision to move him to special school when he was due to start junior school aged 7 as I felt the gap was widening and he would be unable to keep up or tell me if he was being bullied. He is flourishing at special school and comes out smiling every day. They integrate with the neighbouring mainstream school and if necessary could do half a week at both schools. I feel I have done the best thing for him.

My son is in a special needs school and he wants to be home schooled but they won't take him off the register would I be able to move him to mainstream then take him out for home schooling?