SEN School now changed there mind for accepting DD

[XxAlisonxX]

DD (yr6, age 10) statemented with 20hrs support, she has severe SLI, ( Learning levels of 1b-2b) and she is about on par with a 5/6yr old. Well where we thought we had it all sorted we found out last week in her statement review meeting, the local SEN school have now decided that DD is to bright for there school and that they cant meet her SLI needs. ( the SLI is her main disablilty which needs addressing or she is never going to close the gap). And they sugested that we go look round a school that they suggested due to it having a SLI provision- ok we thought and off we went to visit- this is a MS high school with a SLI unit. They turned her down point blanc, said that they have never admited any pupil with levels that low and that there was no way that they coud meet her needs. I was like OMG!!!!! WHAT. so now DD has no school to go to because there is NO school in a 40mile radius that can meet her needs........HELP!!!!!

[KitKatGirl1]

OP - have posted in your other thread in secondary and good luck.

[cornsyilk]

you really are having a nightmare finding a school alison - have seen your other threads
The LEA are duty bound to provide your dd with an education that meets her needs so must come up with something.
Why can't the MS school meet her needs if she has appropriate support?
Have you tried IPSEA, SOSSEN for advice?

[XxAlisonxX]

had a phone call today from the SEN LEA, they have given me a choice of 2 schools both ov which have allready said they could not meet my daughters needs, plus the added fact that neither of them is really sutable for her.

the SN school who cant meet her SLI needs have said that she will be put in a class of children that are on her level ( most of these will be around 13-15yr olds) and im very uncomfortable with that idea, they also said the she will under achieve due to her levels being so high - erm im not going to send her somewhere where it is going to set her back even more.

the MS school with the SLI provision were very concerned on how low her levels are, she is on par with a 5/6yr old so how on earth is she going to cope in a MS high school. even if they cover some of the issues, i still feel that she would not cope and lower her confidence evn more.

can the LEA force me to accept one of theses schools even tho we dont want her to go to either of them.

[cornsyilk]

Oh no Alison your LEA really are the pits. You could try phoning IPSEA/SOSSEN for advice. Hopefully someone on here can be more help than me though.

[cornsyilk]

have you posted this in sn children? May get more help there from folk who know the ins and outs.