As a parent of neurodivergent children, I thought I had found the perfect school (independent, very nurturing and supportive with good SEN support). Moving up the the senior school in the same environment should have been easy except it was the most horrific...

My Son had always had noticeable differences in behaviour since birth, but became more noticeable from age 2 years. His first few years at school were mostly unproblematic, bar a few niggles which we worked on. Moving from Ks1 to Ks2 is where the problems really...

As the parent of a young person I have fought for an ASD assessment since she was 4 years old and consistently been told by schools that they don't recognise a problem. Now, age 13, her mental health is suffering, she has anxiety and has become withdrawn. Only now am...

School Story:Daughter suffering with anxiety for many years and school refusal on and off for most of year 9 What worked well:Not being called on to speak in class and part time timetable until comfortable going back full time What would have made a difference?Smaller...

When my daughter was in primary, she was so confident and happy. I thought she would do well transferring to secondary but it couldn't further from the truth. In the 5 months since she started at secondary, her confidence has hit rock bottom, she would close herself...