Not only does Sky provide support for autistic individuals but also for their families. One of the ways we do this is through our regular Parents’ Evenings. The most recent of these was last Thursday.
We had the pleasure of welcoming three new families and two regulars. There was time to share current situations, enabling people to open up and be honest with their emotions, supporting one another through this. There were also amazing success stories shared, helping others see that there is light.
SKY’s founder, Simon, shared some insights into the evening’s guest speaker:
Our speaker, James, who is a SENCO at a local secondary school sketched us in on the background as to why EHCP‘s are causing such stress for parents and teachers. We were very interested to hear that because the state is spending so much money on the EHCP‘s there is little money available for schools to provide extra support to children who have not got a EHCP. This then becomes a vicious circle as parents think that they will not get any help for their children without the EHCP and so rancour and bad feeling persists. The current system isn’t working- as we follow a policy of inclusion- and there are very few special schools to meet the demand.
It is an honour to try and sit alongside these hurting families. SKY does its best to support. Its so hard for many parents
With best wishes
Simon
Want more information or would like to join us next time? We would love to welcome you!
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