Parent, Surrey

I had three children in the same senior mainstream school, this is about one of them. My autistic child with comorbid food issues (they/them pronouns), from the start of year 7 in a big secondary school was looked down upon by their new fellow class mates. Made fun about, nasty whispers behind their back, but my child ignored all this and during break times hid underneath their big cloak reading wonderfully intricate stories from Mercedes Lackey. Their twin would often go and queue for a long time for by then cold or non existing food. One day, just before February half term, during a PE class my child threw a ball and unfortunately it hit another player. The other player was very lightly hurt, but it was an accident. During break time, the player and her friends ganged up around my child and verbally abused and threatened them. This was recorded on CCTV, but without sound. In the evening of that day, the safeguarding lead called me and told me what had happened, asking if my child was OK. I hadn't known and was feeling upset for my child. After the half-term, we took both children out to EHE. With the requested SAR's came the statement from the Headteacher that my child was not bullied and nothing ever happened.

Yes, all three of my kids left that mainstream secondary school to home educate, because we needed to make sure that their mental health did not take more damage. Our eldest with EHCP was dx ASD, epilepsy, severe anxiety and depression, was EHE for 3 years and then received EOTISC. First twin finally got final EHCP 3 months after leaving senior school, EHE for 1 year, then EOTISC awarded via tribunal. Second twin still EHE. So all three are at home and it took a long time with therapy sessions for all three to get better in their mental health.

Smaller class sizes, set out 100 % for neurodivergent and disabled pupils, which supports neurodivers pupils, to.