We are starting to research both state and independent schools for DD
(21m) and DS (4m) in Surrey.
DD has a moderate hearing loss in both ears since birth. We have
fantastic NHS & LEA support with a speech therapist and teacher of the
deaf. She tracks well as per her hearing peers and at this point there
is no evident delay to her speech & language. She wears hearing aids.
She may or may not get a Statement. Furthermore, statements are in
flux and may be structured differently in a couple of years.
My question is whether anyone with a school aged child who has a
similar sensory loss and hasn't got a statement because they are
considered to be 'coping well enough' can tell me there experience
with getting into preferred state schools. Does it make any difference
at all? (she gets DLA). We would want to make a case for a school
with all the usual proven results (ie the hugely popular ones) but
also in her case smaller class sizes, low ceilings, well soundproofed
rooms all make a dramatic difference. Are we further up the priority
list if we are not in catchment?
Our teacher of the deaf can't give me any information so in just
trying to get a feel for anecdotal experiences at this point. This
influences out choice of state vs independent and consequently where
we move to!
TIA.
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happyfrogger · 20/01/2014 16:41
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