SAVE EWING AUTISM AND SPEECH AND COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST SCHOOL IN MANCHESTER

Created by Leslye Vaughan on 09/01/2009

Category: Education
Region: All
Target: EWING SCHOOL

EWING SCHOOL FOR AUTISM AND SEVERE SPEECH AND LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT IN DIDSBURY ,MANCHESTER,M20 THIS SCHOOL IS THE LAST SCHOOL IN THE GREATER MANCHESTER AREA WHICH CATERS FOR HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISTIC AND SEVERE COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES.IT TAKES CHILDREN AGE5-16 AND HAS A HIGH TEACHER /PUPIL RATIO WHICH ENABLES AN INTENSIVE TEACH AND LEARN ENVIRONMENT TO EXIST.MANY OF THESE CHILDREN HAVE ALREADY BEEN EXCLUDED FROM MAINSTREAM SCHOOL AND HAVE FOUND A SAVE AND SECURE PLACE WHICH IS CONDUSIVE TO THEIR CONDITION,AND WHICH ENABLES THEM NOT JUST TO GET THROUGH THE EDUCATION SYSTEM BUT ALSO TO ACHIEVE,OFTEN TO A VERY HIGH STANDARD.
SOMETIMES IN THE NOT SO CONVENTIONAL AREAS OF EDUCATION BUT IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES AND LESS ACHIEVABLE PARTS OF THE CURRICULUM.
NOT ALL OF OUR CHILDREN ARE LIKE RAIN MAN BUT SOME HAVE THE SAME FOIBLES AND INTERESTING TALENTS THAT THE CHARACTER DISPLAYED IN THE FAMOUS FILMS STARRING TOM CRUISE AND DUSTIN HOFFMAN,WHO KNOWS GIVEN THE RIGHT SUPPORT WE MAY HAVE THE NEXT BILL GATES OR EINSTEIN WITHIN OUR VERY WALLS.
YET MANCHESTER COUNCIL HAVE DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO PUT IN A PROPOSAL OF CLOSURE TO THE SCHOOL WITHIN THE BSF WAVE 4 PROPOSAL. THIS WOULD MEAN THAT OUR SPECIAL CHILDREN WOULD BE REMOVED BACK TO MAINSTREAM SCHOOL WHICH WOULD HAVE THE ALLEGED RESOURCES TO COPE WITH OUR ENVIRONMENT SENSITIVE PUPILS.
WE KNOW FROM PAST EXPERIENCE THAT THIS IS JUST ANOTHER COST CUTTING EXERCISE AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE.
WE KNOW MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS WHETHER RESOURCED OR NOT CANNOT AND DO NOT WANT OUR SOMETIMES HEAVILY DISRUPTIVE CHILDREN IN THEIR CLASSROOMS,SO THE ANSWER THEY GIVE IS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THEIR OWN HAVEN IN TO WHICH TO RETREAT WHEN THEY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO COPE. AS THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE HAPPENING AS A RESULT OF THE BERCOW REPORT,IN WHICH INCLUSION IS THE KEY TO FUTURE EDUCATION FOR DISABLED CHILDREN WE FIND IT INCREDULOUS THAT THEY ARE TO BE TAKEN OUT OF A SCHOOL WHICH HAS BEEN AWARDED THE HIGHEST INCLUSION STANDARD CERTIFICATE BY MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL TO BE PUT IN TO MAINSTREAM TO BE ONCE AGAIN ISOLATED AND SEGREGATED FROM THE REST OF THE CLASS UNDER THE ALLEGED GUISE OF ...INCLUSION. PLEASE HELP US TO SAVE THIS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR HIGH FUNCTIONG ASD AND SLCN CHILDREN,SOME CANNOT EVEN SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES SO LET US BE THE ONES TO SPEAK....NO,, SHOUT, FOR THEIR RIGHT TO BE EDUCATED IN THE WAY WHICH BEST SUITS THEM.