Can child be chucked out of mainstream school ??

[TUTS1]

Hiya Everyone ,
My son is in a mainstream school reception which is an academy by choice they have top results in the area and are very proud of their Stats . My Son has GDD His language and speech and understanding are that of a 3 year old he is just 5 years old he also has a short attention span .Although he is behind his peers he is continually improving . I am in the process of getting him statemented ( The school is already giving him 3 hours one to one so its just for legal reasons I want this done )it looks like this is going to happen after a lot of help from all the professionals involved . The last meeting I had with the Senco I was told that in the future I may have to think about a special school she made this seem like it wasnt something to worry about for now . But again today they are doing a form a CR2 or something . They have mentioned special school in it ! I obviously will check special schools out if that is where my son needs to be but I don't feel he needs to be in one or that we should be thinking about it at this moment in time my child is really happy where he is he loves his school and all his little friends . He has only just turend 5 years old and he is improving every day obviously not as quickly as other children his age . Can they by law chuck a child out of main stream ? They have been known to not accept a few kids with much worse special needs in the past . i thought by law a child could go to any school ? I am starting to get the feeling we will get a statemented and before I know it he will no longer be welcome . Does anyone have any advice on law or what level of problems a child need to have to be given a place ?

Hiya Manish I wanted to say thankyou so much for all the info you have provided its good to hear of different situations and the advice is great . I havent been put in the situation yet but have had 2 occasions where the idea has been mentioned for the future ! I have been worried . I dont think I need to worry right now but I wouldnt be surprised if I get more suggestions come sep . I will keep your advice as I think it will happen about sep time . thankyou so much for your informative will defo be in touch if need anymore advice . thankyou kind regards claire x

manish - can I pm you for some advice please?

Hiya tuts1. Only just seen this post and I cant believe how our dc seem to parallel each other. I had the 'I 'm sorry but your dc isn't progressing as well as I thought he would...I think ss might be the better option'. My problem is I think his ct needs introducing to the concept of inclusion. Iam not naive I know that ss might be something that we move to in the future but not at this early years stage...ds is happy, he has a 20 hr statement, he is to be retained in sept and he is developing but just at his own rate.

Ct even suggested a ss which caters specifically for severe physical disability because he is hypermobile and a bit wobbly. I know this school well, it's great but it would be so wrong for my full on, hyperactive little man.

Ds school is a really small rural school and ct has been teaching for a long time (without much experience of sn), I need to work out a convincing argument that motivates her and makes her look positively at working with ds. Some good ideas above...thanks all postings ...but anymore would be appreciated x

Hiya Hedgyhoggy , Its strange isnt it ! Regarding Hypermobility how bad is it ?My daughter who is fine in every other way has this . At nursery I was told her mobility was immature for her age . Then at school they wanted to watch her as she kept falling over . She got to see a physio therapist the school were given exercises to help her . I made more effort to do lots of sporty stuff too to get her muscle tone up . She went from needing special shoes to being ok . She is now 7 and yes she is slower and a bit more clumsy than other kids but not as bad as first seemed . She loves swimming its a great exercise for people with hypermobility . He is very young to be saying this because he is wobbly ! It could all sort itself out in time and to be at a school that mainly deals with physical disabilities is the wrong place ! He should be at a school that specialises in speech and language etc ! . We havent been asked to keep my son behind a year yet I wonder if we will .
I haven't spoken to my Senco recently so haven't heard anymore re special school im sure it will come up in the future . He is improving so much with his speech but its making his understanding issues more obvious . Its so scary not knowing what will happen .xx

Manish, I've PMed you!