A CONGLETON mum is desperate to find a school for her seven-year-old daughter who was excluded from school at Easter because teachers could not control her.

Andrea Butler, 31, of St John's Road, has been forced to teach her daughter Lisa at home for the past five months and fears her education may be permanently damaged.

Lisa, who has behavioural problems, was excluded from Macclesfield's Puss Bank Primary School in April, when she was sent home with a pile of work and a note for her mum.

Since then Mrs Butler has struggled to teach her daughter maths, science and English at home, while also caring for her three other children.

She said: "I don't blame the school completely as I knew they were struggling with Lisa's behaviour. But I am angry that they did nothing to help find an alternative school before excluding her.

"The education authority said they are looking at three possible schools, in Crewe, Biddulph and Northwich, but so far there have been no offers of a place and school starts back next month.

"I don't know what I am supposed to do, I have been trying to teach Lisa myself, but I have three other children and it has been really stressful.

"Lisa wants to go to school, I want her to go, but there's no place for her, I can't see how that can be right. She is a handful, but Lisa deserves an education like every other child."

Lisa, who has two sisters, Rachel, aged four and five-month-old Abbie, and brother Ben, aged 11, has had behavioural problems since birth but doctors have been unable to diagnose a specific condition.

Mrs Butler added: "That has been part of the problem, if she was diagnosed with autism or a specific disorder I could get her a place.

"As it is I'm just desperate for her to have a school by September."

A county council spokesman confirmed that the authority is in talks with schools to try and find a place for Lisa.

He said: "The decision to move Lisa from Puss Bank School was taken following a decision between her family, the school and the Local Education Authority.

"It was felt Lisa would make greater progress at a school better suited to her special needs."