Dorset Council has made changes to the way it provides alternative education for children who are unable to go to school.
This follows an investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman that found the council failed to provide suitable education provision for a child with special educational needs who missed education for nearly two years.
Cllr Andrew Parry, Dorset Council Portfolio Holder for Children, Education, Skills and Early Help, said:
“We want all Dorset’s children and young people to receive the best education and start in life, and are sorry we have failed to do this in this case.
“We have taken these matters seriously and have made a number of changes to our services so other families do not have to go through the same experience. We have also introduced additional improvements following our recent pilot Ofsted inspection and we will continue to proactively monitor our performance to address concerns raised by families.
“We have completed all the actions required by the Ombudsman and will update our Cabinet on each of these at its July meeting.”
This is exactly what happened with my two son’s! Twice I had to go to the ombudsman one son was out of school & education for 5 years the other 2.5 years. It’s a disgrace that still these things are happening.