school accomidations

Hi - Temporoaraily de-lurking.

 I am constantly looking for opportunities with my company to get over to the UK, and it may or may not happen some day.  To satisfy my curiosity now that a possible opportunity has come up again, I have a question about the schools.  My son has been diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia, here in the states the schools are working with me to get him tutoring and help.  What do they do in the schools in the UK?  Do they offer tutoring and accommodations for testing?

It really depends on where you are. 

Hi Becca,
As bookgrl says it does depend upon the area you live in. There are statutory requirements for schools to meet in relation to pupils who have certain needs. In the UK we have what is commonly known as 'statemented' needs.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddevelopment/SpecialEducationalNeeds/DG_4000870

If a child has particularly requirements they will be assessed to see whether they would be 'statemented' - which I think is a bit of a bad term but nonetheless.  There needs are assessed and in some cases children receive extra support within the classroom.

My former partner was a 'special needs assistant' who worked alongside the teacher in the classroom providing extra support to the child that required this (sit alongside them help focus on work etc...). However, I have worked with parent carers of children with autism, aspergers, adhd and found that actually getting to the point of being assessed and receiving this support can be a battle.

There are organisations though that can support and be really helpful for advice and help you through it and these links may be a good starting point for your research.

http://www.cafamily.org.uk/families/rightsandentitlements/education.html
http://www.addiss.co.uk/
http://www.addandadhd.co.uk/children-teenagers-category.html

Hope this helps a little

Those links are very helpful.  It's quite similar to what I'm doing here, but looks like there are some more hoops to jump through at the start.  Here's crossing my fingers that I get picked to come over.

Most schools have a staff memeber called a Special Needs Coordinator. You can always contact them at a local school to ask more questions.