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How to get school to provide help listed on IEPs?

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Hathor · 11/02/2009 10:24

If the school is not providing what they list on IEPs at School Action and School Action Plus due to lack of support staff, what pressure can parents put on them to do so? Are these SEN levels legally binding? Anyone any knowledge of this?

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Hathor · 11/02/2009 12:41

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Hathor · 11/02/2009 18:55

bump again.
Should the school be getting in cover for the support staff who are off sick?

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southeastastra · 11/02/2009 19:06

have you spoken to the head? i'm having real trouble with my ds(7) atm. school seems to be ignoring his iep.

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shinyshoes · 11/02/2009 19:07

This is not my field of expertise, but I am a relief LSA, I have only learnt about IEP's in college, but I am expected to give 1-1 support for children without knowing where they are, targets etc.

I mainly work with 1 child continuously and another child for 15 mins literacy and 15 mins Numeracy everyday.

The LSA I am covering is long term sick but for the past couple of days we have so busy trying to get the school nice for open evening etc, myself and the other LSA's just haven't had the time to work with the children.

Its a case of having to squeeze it in when we can.
This is only because the school have been getting ready for open evening etc, the same at christmas, with everything going on there wasnt time to do it everyday.

AFAIK IEP's are not legally binding, they are set for the child with targets to work towards.

It depends how long the child hasn't had the help for, if we are talking a few days then I don't think it can be helped but if we are talking a few weeks then that isn't acceptable IMO.

Sickness is something that happens. The school I relief for (I only do one school) has 3 relief LSA's that they use, me and another one pretty much come in at an hours notice. I have left my mornings open specifically in case the school phone (I work a regular job around this).

It also depends on the degree of the IEP and how much help the child needs. A school action needs only a tiny bit of help. Whereas a statemented child needs more help.

It's about priorities

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Hathor · 11/02/2009 20:07

Thank you for the replies. I think the school needs to have access to relief (?supply) support as this is a whole term of lack of provision.
Getting the school to act on that is another matter.
I don't know what the legal position is with SA and SA+.

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Phoenix4725 · 21/02/2009 18:23

hathor
its none , they can give they cn take away ,I lernt from other more experinced mumnets that , the only elgally binding one is aa statement

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theteacherspet · 21/02/2009 20:18

there is no legal obligation.
If you can get a statement which does offer legal protection.
the school should be able to show in their planning how they deploy support for school action plus - you can ask to see it
Ask for an a ppointment to speak to the head - find out when ofsted is coming up - if it is soon you can make your problems known - also its a good "bargaining point" with the school.
You could also ask the head if the LEA can offer any outside help
Good luck