Got the letter this morning that we've been denied an EHCP for DS(5), I'm really surprised as they had a host of information about him and it seemed so obvious that mainstream schooling wasn't working.
The reason they've put for denying it is that DS has shown progress over the last academic year. Last year he was at 30-50 months for numeracy and he's now 40-60 months. It's similar for literacy.
They've also said that the school provides adequate resources for him, they have a sensory room that he's in half the day because he can't handle noise very well, and he's provided with speech and language therapy once a week.
I have to say that the school have been very supportive throughout the last 2 years, (nursery and reception) and have done their best but I feel their methods/resources are very limited and that the help/support DS needs will only become more complicated as he gets older.
Do I stand a good chance of winning an appeal?
Do I need to get a solicitor or will I be okay on my own?
What should I expect, how long do appeals usually take? I'm really nervous that the LEA will be aggressive, which has me a little scared.
It says I have 2 months to apply for an appeal but need a mediation certificate first, I've already phoned a mediator, they'll call back on Monday and that's when I can request the certificate, I should then hopefully have it by next Friday, which is when I can start the appeal process.
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LauraJenson · 27/07/2016 14:14
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