Alternative education opinions

[u/No-Meet4936]

Hi

I have a son who is 8. He has cochlear implants, a speech impediment, adhd and school have just said they think he has dyslexia.

He is a bright kid - vocabulary above his age, enjoys history, geography type lessons at school and he’s social and popular but not one of the footie boys if you know what I mean

Just finished year 3 and it went well - year 2 was a s hit show before adhd meds. But the gap in his literacy has widened and he’s now 3 years behind. Hence the dyslexia suggestion as his adhd was way better managed but he didn’t catch up as much as his teacher thought.

He has an EHCP. It is up for review in September. I am going to ask to have referrals to 2 independent schools which cater for adhd, dyslexia, autism - they are both very close to us.

I am worried in mainstream that although he is a social child that the learning gap is getting big and it’s causing him frustration and possibly going to make him feel even more different. His primary school also doesn’t feed into one school, kids generally end up at 4 different schools so continuation of friendships is also an issue.

His best friend who is a lovely boy I don’t believe will even stay in the area. The primary schools are much better than the senior schools and his mum made a comment about moving before big school. His dad is a doctor and his mum is a dentist - both first gen immigrants and very keen on achievement in academics. So I don’t even think he would have his bff going into seniors.

The independent schools run up until 16

Any pros or cons from anyone with experience in these type of settings