Comments on: Special Educational Needs Schools http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2007/01/09/3492 Every day the Prime Minister's Spokesman meets a small coterie of political journalists known as 'the lobby' for a topical chat, or 'briefing'. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:08:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: eunice ete http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2007/01/09/3492#comment-6167 eunice ete Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:59:09 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2007/01/09/3492#comment-6167 My son is 9yrs old and diagnosed with Autism. He attends a mainstream school and has been excluded from school since the start of this year for over five time. My son has no speech and has behavioural problems if not able to express himself, but excluding him from school at every opportunity of an incident is not a way to help him develop into a useful member of the society. I think my son is being unduly punished for offences he is not able to control. Since the Government policy believes that every child matters, why then is my son being constantly excluded from school and not being given the help and opportunity to reach his potentials. I would be glad if you could advice me on what step to take to help my son. Thank you and I hople to hear from you soon. From Eunice Ete Contact email is euniceete@talk21.com My son is 9yrs old and diagnosed with Autism. He attends a mainstream school and has been excluded from school since the start of this year for over five time. My son has no speech and has behavioural problems if not able to express himself, but excluding him from school at every opportunity of an incident is not a way to help him develop into a useful member of the society.

I think my son is being unduly punished for offences he is not able to control.

Since the Government policy believes that every child matters, why then is my son being constantly excluded from school and not being given the help and opportunity to reach his potentials.

I would be glad if you could advice me on what step to take to help my son.

Thank you and I hople to hear from you soon.

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Eunice Ete
Contact email is euniceete@talk21.com

]]> By: Chris Holmes http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2007/01/09/3492#comment-5221 Chris Holmes Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:41:28 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2007/01/09/3492#comment-5221 Such action by a 'Government' minister is par for the course. It is the usual 'do as I say, not as I do' stance that they so conveniently adopt when it suits them. If the state schools that Ruth Kelly helped to shape are not suitable for her child - too bad! Other less well off people have to use them so Ruth Kelly should be made to as well. It is the taxpayers who are paying her high salary and thus enabling her the luxury of private education for her child, she should lead by example. We would all like to be able to select the best options for educating our children but the hypocritical Labour 'Government' all the time tries to deny us such options. It has debased the education system, and standards are dropping, but this fact is hidden by constant doctoring of statistics; the best schools ie grammar schools, are being closed and the majority of people have to endure the 'benefits' of a failed comprehensive system that was doomed from the start. All the time, ministers buy what they deny the electorate. Sheer hypocrisy! Such action by a ‘Government’ minister is par for the course. It is the usual ‘do as I say, not as I do’ stance that they so conveniently adopt when it suits them. If the state schools that Ruth Kelly helped to shape are not suitable for her child - too bad! Other less well off people have to use them so Ruth Kelly should be made to as well. It is the taxpayers who are paying her high salary and thus enabling her the luxury of private education for her child, she should lead by example. We would all like to be able to select the best options for educating our children but the hypocritical Labour ‘Government’ all the time tries to deny us such options. It has debased the education system, and standards are dropping, but this fact is hidden by constant doctoring of statistics; the best schools ie grammar schools, are being closed and the majority of people have to endure the ‘benefits’ of a failed comprehensive system that was doomed from the start. All the time, ministers buy what they deny the electorate. Sheer hypocrisy!

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