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Mainstream whilst waiting for SEN

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failedatlifee · 04/07/2025 11:24

My daughter is home educated whilst I wait for special school but have to go to tribunal, I don’t want to home educate anymore. Ipsea have said I should send a template telling them that I am requesting alternative provision, what exactly would alternative provision look like? Is it just a place in the nearest mainstream school? also will this affect tribunal negatively and them say keep her in mainstream? Or will it help? I feel like me having her at home is what the LA wants as it means they can wash their hands of her, so feel like I have to put the pressure back on them and let them see for themselves that mainstream is not right. Thanks

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complicated2 · 04/07/2025 17:07

AP can be tutors at home paid for by the LA or flexi school with just one or two lessons a week in school. It can also be EOTAS, where there is a package of learning provided by either tutors or by correspondance courses at home. There are a lot of options.

I you want to not have to do the work at home any more and if you want to be elsewhere while your daughter is educated by someone in a setting then that is a bit harder because there is a huge shortage of special schools. I'm not sure what happens then.

There are a lot of private facebook groups that you could join if you google EHCP or EOTAS.

Lightuptheroom · 04/07/2025 17:00

Alternative provision covers many things, including 1:1 tutoring. Contact your local authority fair access team, they should be able to at least guide you as to what's available. State by email/letter to the Elective Home Education team that you are no longer willing to continue as the local authority has a duty to provide education if you have stated that EHE isn't continuing. Also speak to your planning coordinator at your local authority as to what's available and what funding is available.

Bluevelvetsofa · 04/07/2025 15:57

Possibly EOTAS.