The mother of a severely autistic boy who has missed education for two-and-a-half years is finally sending him to school. Allana Carvells reached an agreement with Salford council for 10-year-old son Joshua to be taken to Kingfisher School in Oldham, from her home in the Walkden area of Salford.
The deal, in which she has been given an allowance to organise a taxi service herself, brings to an end a long-running wrangle with the council over Joshua's transport to the special school. "It's been a long and arduous process," said the mother of five, "but Joshua is finally going to get to school and meet his new classmates."
Joshua was placed at Kingfisher School after she was told by Salford city council that there were no places for SEND (special educational needs and disability) children in the borough.
