DS1 is 16 and doing exams at the moment. He has ASD and an EHCP. He’s not academic and expected to get 1s or Us. For him school is more important in helping with his functional and social skills. He also compartmentalises quite extremely so he has never done school work at home (don’t ask about lockdown 😱) and will not revise / study at home.
School has just informed us that after the exam period, ie the end of next week, he will not be in school. This is a ‘reward’ for Y11s for all their hard work. We think DS would be better in school for the remainder of term. He does not have any friends and in the absence of school he has no purpose and will be climbing the walls.
I must have missed the bit on his EHCP where it says that school can opt out of educating him after exams. I am really angry. New SENCO at school at precisely the wrong time and have made no effort to discuss an alternative approach. Does anyone know if school can enforce this at all?