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Managed Move

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Sussexmum6 · 12/09/2021 10:29

Hi can someone tell me how a managed move works please. My dd is extremely anxious due to being bullied and has not returned back to school this term. She is adamant that she will not return to her current school, and talking about it causing her extreme anxiety/distress. Her head of year mentioned managed move, although has said before that let's try getting her to speak to an ELSA. When I mentioned managed move to my dd her face lit and up and she was actually happy. So am hoping they are able to do the managed move. But my question is can we choose which school the move will be to, does the process take long to complete. And what do you think the Elsa is going to ask dd. Should add my dd doesn't even want to meet the Elsa but I'm trying to convince her and arrange a meeting in a park.

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overworkedrobot · 12/09/2021 11:42

If you/DD want to move school there is nothing preventing you from making an in year application to other schools. There's no need to go through the managed move process. Managed moves aren't really appropriate in this situation. They are intended to be used for pupils at risk of permanent exclusion.

Via a managed move you can suggest a preferred school, but there are certain circumstances where the receiving school may refuse. Whereas, if you apply via the in year application process if there is a place you must be offered it unless one of the very few exceptions apply.

Pupils stay on the roll of the home school and are dual registered with the proposed school. If you go ahead with the managed move you need to clarify what will happen if it fails - managed moves aren't supposed to be used if the pupil wouldn't not return to the home school.

In the meantime, if DD can not attend school due to her distress/anxiety the LA have a statutory duty to provide education.

Emotional literacy support will help DD with her feelings, how she communicates them, ways to cope with emotions/situations and how others can support her.

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