Re: Autism Biomedical Seminars - Ascot - May, ...

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does anyone know how much it costs per year to send their child to this new school at Hassocks??? (where this conference is taking place)

>>No idea, I think its LEA funded though. Lord will know, her email is on the info, she is Head of SEN something or other at the school

Mandi x

[Guest guest]

http://www.lvs-hassocks.org.uk/uploaded/VC49dca39033fa9.pdf

link to their fees page on website

Fee Structure per annum – additional services are shown on the next page

Non-Statement Students Students with Statements Comments

Day 8 –11 £9,000 £15,000 These fees reflect the phased set up of LVS Hassocks.

A fee review will take place on an annual basis after

Day 11 and above £11,000 £20,000 July 2010.

Residential 8 –11 £19,000 £35,000

Residential 11 and above £22,000 £40,000

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> In a message dated 10/04/2009 21:14:25 GMT Daylight Time,

> bbrowne123@... writes:

>

> does anyone know how much it costs per year to send their child to this

> new school at Hassocks??? (where this conference is taking place)

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>

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> >>No idea, I think its LEA funded though. Lord will know, her

> email is on the info, she is Head of SEN something or other at the school

>

> Mandi x

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[Guest guest]

The LEA would only fund a place in this school the same as they would in any other independent, the difference here is it looks like an easier case to make for our kids who are already following healthy diets and biomedical approaches.

Vicky

[Guest guest]

I would say these fees are too low and that they will go up quite a bit once the

school is established.

Margaret

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> > In a message dated 10/04/2009 21:14:25 GMT Daylight Time,

> > bbrowne123@ writes:

> >

> > does anyone know how much it costs per year to send their child to this

> > new school at Hassocks??? (where this conference is taking place)

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> >

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> > >>No idea, I think its LEA funded though. Lord will know, her

> > email is on the info, she is Head of SEN something or other at the school

> >

> > Mandi x

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[Guest guest]

I'm also wondering what level of functioning they are aiming at with the employable theory?

The website didn't have much info on increasing communication skills, for a very severe child this would be crucial. Most independents are aimed at specific groups, ie Aspergers, severe autism etc, that in many ways is the attraction for parents. The problem with LEA schools is the one size fits all approach, because the very severe children generally end up in a generic SLD school with no intensive work on communication.

Vicky

[Guest guest]

I'm also wondering what level of functioning they are aiming at with the employable theory?

>>Email Lord, she's the brains behind it though she may be away, school hols she is often in the RomanianOrphanges

Mandi x

[Guest guest]

I couldn't really gather from the website how they would assess and teach the

children. OK, they are aiming at making them employable, but what does that

mean? Working on an ability to do repetitive tasks, perhaps? Or trying to

encourage acceptance of change and social skills?

Does that mean there won't be an emphasis on more " academic " stuff? I shall be

interested to hear how the school develops.

Margaret

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> The LEA would only fund a place in this school the same as they would in

> any other independent, the difference here is it looks like an easier case

> to make for our kids who are already following healthy diets and biomedical

> approaches.

> Vicky

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[Guest guest]

if my child was blind or deaf, but had the chance to see, i would want to send

him to a school where they would work on that - same for our kids who have the

label autism - school has to be wholistic with no agenda, employability or

otherwise.

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> I'm also wondering what level of functioning they are aiming at with the

> employable theory?

> The website didn't have much info on increasing communication skills,

> for a very severe child this would be crucial. Most independents are aimed

> at specific groups, ie Aspergers, severe autism etc, that in many ways is

> the attraction for parents. The problem with LEA schools is the one size fits

> all approach, because the very severe children generally end up in a

> generic SLD school with no intensive work on communication.

> Vicky

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