OT - transport provision at mainstream

[Guest guest]

Just wondered if anyone knows of any incidence where a statemented

child attending a mainstream school had transport included as a

provision on a statement. I have always understood that transport is

only provided to special schools, or to mainstreams with special

resourced classes. If a mainstream school with support was accepted as

the best placement for the child, could an argument be made that the

transport need is still there? If we are succesful in getting the

mainstream placement with appropriate support for our son, it is

relatively near to our home. Unfortunately, our other son is at a

different school (totally unsuitable for Kieran)and so I am in a

dilemma. I suspect I will end up using breakfast club for him (he

likes eating !),and taking his brother to school, and then picking

Kieran up and using childminder or after school club for his brother.

The cost is difficult as I only work 2 days a week, and so can only

claim childcare costs for those days. The fact that Kieran cannot

attend his brother's school is due to his special needs, so I wondered

if that could be taken into account, despite the relative nearness of

the school? Or am I just being a cheeky ####?

Sue