Secondary school placement

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Deadpool2 · 09/04/2019 01:12

Anyone experienced difficulty with naming a school on ehcp? Council is supportive but school states will challenge if named. D already thinks going to the school and scared will miss being placed altogether. School only reason says can’t support needs of D financially though EHCP is for min hours. D suppose to start y7 in Sept!

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RubberTreePlant · 09/04/2019 01:18

Financially? But funding comes with the ECHP, doesn't it? Is the problem the slightness of the specified provision?

strathmore · 09/04/2019 02:55

Financially? But funding comes with the ECHP, doesn't it? Is the problem the slightness of the specified provision?

Depends on LA- but in many LAs the EHCP funding doesn't even touch the cost. Schools have to contribute the first £6000, then say we get £6000 flat rate for an EHCP/high needs funding but as an example full time support for a child with medical needs including lunchtime will be about £25,000 with all on costs. Living wage LA etc

Monty27 · 09/04/2019 02:59

What's echp?

smurfy2015 · 09/04/2019 04:08

Monty27, educational health care plan

Alicewond · 09/04/2019 04:15

There’s only a limited funding for schools for teaching assistants, they need these for children with EHCP. They can only take x amount per year

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Deadpool2 · 09/04/2019 20:14

It’s for 20 hrs D has dyslexia and section I states the school and LA to find the provision - asked for clarification from LA

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Deadpool2 · 09/04/2019 20:18

Was already put off one school as they said they were having cuts and won’t have any TA’s. I get that budgets are strapped but what does that then mean for D? No school place as he is too expensive to support

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