The failures centre around Sheffield City Council being unable to provide suitable alternative education for the boy, who is now 15, on the autistic spectrum and has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as well as pathological demand avoidance.
After being unable to stay at his first secondary school he was placed on a reduced timetable with an unregistered provider, which “did not provide the boy with formal schooling”, found the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.
After leaving his first secondary school in 2015 it emerged that he had not completed a full week’s education until March this year.
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