tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959201037384677056.post8922640386008953284..comments2022-04-03T04:45:12.159+10:00Comments on Amazing Adventures: Every Student Every School- an update one term inAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00043353816585656019noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959201037384677056.post-87306901143176019912012-09-28T08:44:49.385+10:002012-09-28T08:44:49.385+10:00Liz- I am hearing more and more parents talk about...Liz- I am hearing more and more parents talk about home educating their ASD kids. While I can understand this, it is wrong that children and their parents feel forced out of a system that is supposed to provide equally for all. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03108289448169770146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959201037384677056.post-53927071791616361662012-09-28T08:34:09.587+10:002012-09-28T08:34:09.587+10:00Glad to finally get some information on the new fu...Glad to finally get some information on the new funding model. Thank you.<br />Like Kirsty our school situation should remain much as it has been until the end of the year, but who knows what will happen next year. My children attend a small (approx 80 children) school and we have been hit hard by the new policies. Given the 1 in 100 ratio the government is applying our school won't even receive an allocation of funding for one whole student. There is actually 5 kids on the spectrum at the school.<br />Once again we are at the point where I feel we need to consider home-education. While I feel confident that it could work for my daughter, I feel let down by the government and stressed by the impending fall-out of this ignorant policy.LizChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928567805073674852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959201037384677056.post-70015891115959095862012-09-27T22:08:07.272+10:002012-09-27T22:08:07.272+10:00sorry about the typo on your name.... Kirsty. *blu...sorry about the typo on your name.... Kirsty. *blush*Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03108289448169770146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959201037384677056.post-2356551084733953442012-09-27T22:07:07.537+10:002012-09-27T22:07:07.537+10:00Thanks for your comment Kristy. I have heard a few...Thanks for your comment Kristy. I have heard a few people say that their school has managed to leave things mostly unchanged til the end of the year, but that next year they will really feel the impact. It is just so painful to have to spend so much time fighting for something we had, that it was recognised our children needed, yet was taken away even though nothing changed in our kids! Wishing you good luck for your negotiations on behalf of your son. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03108289448169770146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959201037384677056.post-8637979587342137892012-09-27T22:00:37.457+10:002012-09-27T22:00:37.457+10:00Michelle, thanks for sharing your thoughts on the ...Michelle, thanks for sharing your thoughts on the policy, especially the new process for applying to be considered for funding. So far, the main change for my boy has been the decline in aide time for him in the playground. We have been assured that the aide that helps him and a couple of other kids in his class will remain until the end of the year but as she was funded using the old model, I'm not sure whether he or his classmates will have an aide at all next year. We will now have to lobby the principal and make a case to receive a slice of the pooled funding for next year. Again more time out for the principal and more stress for us. I'm sure we'll have a clearer picture of the impacts of the new policy in the new year...Kirstyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645347058596682545noreply@blogger.com