Sixth form for age 15?

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Head master had a word with me today to ask if I would consider putting into their High Needs Autism unit for older children in September. This class is what would be 6th form in the real world. He is already in high needs secondary.

He said the class he is in will be over crowded in Sept with younger primary going into secondary and thought would be the preferred choice to move up.

It's not because he is smart or anything, in fact much more likely because he is so hard to handle, doesn't really make a lot of difference to but just wondered if this was standard practice, anyone know?

He resembles Manson being moved these days, coming in and out of his own door with an adult on each elbow [sigh].

Vicky

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Vicki,

if i was you i would ask lots of questions about what the youngsters do in this

'sixth form' class. The reason i say this is that my ds is 16 now and in FE at

his school which is a private ASD specific school and at AR they always produce

a bar chart comparing his progress against others across the country that are at

the same level as him. This includes all mixed SLD/MLD schools around the UK.

Our DS has carried on making progress against these other kids and looking at

the chart for these kids they either stay static or slip backwards on the

graphs, in this age group.We asked the school about this at AR recently and they

said this was becuase they don't bother with them much after sixteen! We were

quite shocked by this, but not surprised.

So i know you are not that enamoured of s school but the situation might get

worse in the sixth form. So just a heads up in case you wanted to ask the Head

some probing questions.

hth, Nikki

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> Head master had a word with me today to ask if I would consider putting

> into their High Needs Autism unit for older children in September. This

> class is what would be 6th form in the real world. He is already in high

> needs secondary.

> He said the class he is in will be over crowded in Sept with younger

> primary going into secondary and thought would be the preferred choice to

> move up.

> It's not because he is smart or anything, in fact much more likely because

> he is so hard to handle, doesn't really make a lot of difference to

> but just wondered if this was standard practice, anyone know?

> He resembles Manson being moved these days, coming in and out of

> his own door with an adult on each elbow [sigh].

> Vicky

>

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Hi Nikki

Thanks for replying. The class is currently in don't do anything other than child mind anyways, not being funny about that, it really is a fact, there is no education in the entire school, but wondered why they would move up a year early. With some time to mull it over I think I have the answer, 's behaviour had deteriorated big time the past couple of months, he really is in another zone and they are struggling hugely, his class seem to have a rolling absence rota, never a day goes by without someone missing, usual stuff, sickie's or courses which means very young and inexperienced staff are pulled in who really have no idea how to manage , manage is the correct word as teach isn't on the agenda. The sixth form also seems to have the more experienced hired hands so presumably they can group all the bigger, stronger and most disabled with the worst behaviours in one spot with minimum disruption. I'm going in to observe this coming week.

Vicky

Re: Sixth form for age 15?

Vicki,

if i was you i would ask lots of questions about what the youngsters do in this 'sixth form' class. The reason i say this is that my ds is 16 now and in FE at his school which is a private ASD specific school and at AR they always produce a bar chart comparing his progress against others across the country that are at the same level as him. This includes all mixed SLD/MLD schools around the UK. Our DS has carried on making progress against these other kids and looking at the chart for these kids they either stay static or slip backwards on the graphs, in this age group.We asked the school about this at AR recently and they said this was becuase they don't bother with them much after sixteen! We were quite shocked by this, but not surprised.

So i know you are not that enamoured of s school but the situation might get worse in the sixth form. So just a heads up in case you wanted to ask the Head some probing questions.

hth, Nikki

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> Head master had a word with me today to ask if I would consider putting

> into their High Needs Autism unit for older children in September. This

> class is what would be 6th form in the real world. He is already in high

> needs secondary.

> He said the class he is in will be over crowded in Sept with younger

> primary going into secondary and thought would be the preferred choice to

> move up.

> It's not because he is smart or anything, in fact much more likely because

> he is so hard to handle, doesn't really make a lot of difference to

> but just wondered if this was standard practice, anyone know?

> He resembles Manson being moved these days, coming in and out of

> his own door with an adult on each elbow [sigh].

> Vicky

>

[Guest guest]

I think going in to observe is a good idea, it might be better in that class if

the staff are more experienced...

N x

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> > Head master had a word with me today to ask if I would consider putting

> > into their High Needs Autism unit for older children in September.

This

> > class is what would be 6th form in the real world. He is already in high

> > needs secondary.

> > He said the class he is in will be over crowded in Sept with younger

> > primary going into secondary and thought would be the preferred choice

to

> > move up.

> > It's not because he is smart or anything, in fact much more likely because

> > he is so hard to handle, doesn't really make a lot of difference to

> > but just wondered if this was standard practice, anyone know?

> > He resembles Manson being moved these days, coming in and out of

> > his own door with an adult on each elbow [sigh].

> > Vicky

> >

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