Hi all,
My step brother has autism and dyspraxia and has attended the same SN school for all his education. This school provides education for children up to the age of 18.
My brother is now 16 and wants to continue on at the school to pursue a course around computing which he is very talented at. The problem is that his parents are being told that it will cost £300 a term. They are not in a position to pay this and no matter how many talks they have had with the school, they are insisting that the fees apply.
My question is, is this standard practice for SN schools? I know if you choose to stay at mainstream school for sixth form for example or attend a college, no fees apply. The local college is an option but due to my brothers SN it would be very difficult for him. His autism of course means change is difficult for him to process and his dyspraxia means that his speech is difficult to understand unless you know him well. He absolutely has his heart set on continuing his education and his parents feel absolutely heartbroken that they might have to disappoint him because they can't afford the course.
Has anyone else got experience in this area? It just seems so unfair to me that if he were in a mainstream school, he would be able to continue his education free of charge.