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SEN funding

As the mother of a child with a statement (which reading the papers is going to be very rare), I could potentially get to decide how to spend my son's allocated financial help, however, local government get to decide how much this is................ with...

by harryissoawesome

Private school for one child and not the other?

I wonder if anyone else has faced this dilemma? My husband announced last week that his 8 year old son from a previous relationship will be moving from state to private school this September. The decision was made without his knowledge and he claims that...

by klkl

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