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Originally Posted by scastle
Excellent post. And I totally agree.
I thought the basic idea of Special Needs teaching is to ensure everyone gets a basic education. Surely, if councils have to pay for some kids to go to private school because they are too bright, then (what with budgets being limited) the people who geniunely need extra education will suffer?
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My son is in mainstream school,despite having special needs,because it was my belief that this is where he can best excell at the subjects he is good at,even at 10 he knows more about computing than his teacher and infact has helped fix her pc twice...LOl...
For the information of the poster who suggested that millions are pumped into the support of those with disbailities,I would love to see where that cash actually goes,cos my son has been waiting for 5 years for a support SEN to be with him,and in the end,I have had to fund her wage myself.........
With that said,I think that Charles Clark could perhaps look into a regional budget for special needs of all spectrums on a regional basis,looking at the amount of support required and fund it specifically to a city to city basis...that way,those who need help will get it and the ares who get more cash than they need will get a reassessment of needs so that the benefits of financial support can be had by those who really need it most.