Home Education Equipment Family support Health & therapies Money & legal Jargon buster About us Share Primary Years Things to consider when choosing a Primary school Looking for your child’s first school can be an exciting but also a daunting time if your child has additional needs/disabilities. There are many things to consider when choosing the right placement. Then once your child is at school how do you make sure that their needs are being met? If the school is struggling to meet your child’s needs, what can you as parents do about this? What help can you get when moving from one year group to the next or one school to the next (infant to junior). What happens when your child is due to move from primary school into secondary school? This section will help you answer some of those questions that you need answering during the primary school years. Useful information School Trips more > Social Stories more > Support for children of school age more > Transition Plan for Secondary Placement more > Transitions– Year to Year more > Related information Choosing a school Specialist Schools Behaviour Policy Learning Support Support for Speech/Language Impairments Challenging a decision Related resources Challenging or disagreeing with decisions Choosing a school School Uniform Support for children of school age Transferring children and young people from statements Related organisations Ambitious About Autism Independent Parental Special Education Advice (IPSEA) Independent Support KIDS PELICAN SOSSEN The National Autistic Society The Rainbow Centre