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Home education. A new era and the end of another.

Almost three years ago my seven year old son started school and there was so much hope, so much joy, for us all. Three years on, this week, we withdrew him from school and at the moment we will not be entering him back into state education.  We will be homeschooling. Why? The honest truth is that for us and for a lot of children with additional needs and their parents that the system is broken. I have spent a lot of time in the last two years feeling I was banging my head against the wall when it came to provision and the fact that my son was bored and being denied that chance to just be himself, his manic, amazing complex but beautiful and kind self. He was spending his time silent in lessons a lot of the time and feeling anxious as he was given work he did not find challenging or that was impossible for him to acheive in equal measures. Meetings after meetings drained me and promises were given and never were followed through with. School brought in an expert then