[senco-forum] PRUs and new regs

Some

Colin Redman wrote:
>Some
>pupils are excluded and end up at home for weeks (occasionally months) where
>the system doesn't work effectively.

Just to reinforce this with facts that show that the picture is even 
bleaker. I've supported several who have been out of school for more than a 
year -- these are all pupils with SEN.

Too little is known about the plight of such pupils. Do some schools 
exclude too readily thinking that there is some ideal school somewhere 
which would accommodate the child much better than they can? But often 
there isn't, and a vulnerable child ends up in limbo, especially if there 
isn't a suitable PRU place. And of course good as many PRUs are, they are 
not special schools with teachers specialising in the difficulties the 
child has.

Chris