Pupil with special educational needs says they cannot complete GCSEs without a classroom assistant.
Two weeks before the new school term, Toni Humphreys' family still has no clarity on special educational needs supportAn teenager with autism may have to abandon their GCSEs if a classroom assistant is not made available for the start of the school term.
"Without a classroom assistant I really struggled to stay focused and stay on task with work," Toni told BBC News NI. "Without a classroom assistant I really struggle to get into classes or speak to people even, because I feel like I'm not being listened to and that I'm not going to get support I need to be able to function well in school."A review of Toni's SEN statement on 2 March included a request for them to get support from a classroom assistant full-time to enable them to study for their GCSEs in Year 12.
Toni's father Michael Humphreys said he had contacted the EA a number of times since March to get clarity.Toni's father Michael Humphreys said it was "disconcerting" that a review had not begun two weeks before the new term
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