New MNer here, so please be kind !
I have an 11 year old DD in Y6, who is bright, funny, very very academically able...and with a full Statement for behavioural and social difficulties. She has already been permanently excluded from one mainstream school for persistent disruptive behaviour, and is now on the verge of being p/excluded from a second. She is currently at a temporary provision (like a PRU, but not a PRU, if that makes sense), while the LA tries to figure out what should be done with her. She was expected to get L6 in Maths SATs and Level 5a at least in English at the end of this year.
Her CAMHS psychiatrist thinks she has autistic traits but not enough to make a full diagnosis of ASD.
She desperately wants to go to school. She loves school, she loves learning and she loves being pushed academically. However she struggles massively with peer interaction and simply cannot function in a classroom with other children. She gets on very well with adultls, is very articulate and insightful when spoken to, but simply cannot manage in school. We have had dozens and dozens of FTEs, all of which have resulted in me dragging her out of the building and into the car while she screamed to be allowed to stay, and on one terrible occasion, the HT having to prise her fingers off the frame of the school front door.
I need to find her a school. I cannot find a suitable school. It needs to be somewhere which will push her academically, as she is SO able and wants to be a corporate lawyer or an investment banker rolls eyes but at the same time needs to be able to manage her outbursts. I would prefer day rather than residential, but at this stage I don't care. the LA is making noises about residential placements, but so far they have also not come up with anywhere suitable. Please please please, can anyone suggest a possible school for me to investigate?
Here are some suggested organisations that offer expert advice on special needs.
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Trying to find a school for a bright girl with behavioural problems
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