To be angry there is no school place for my son?

[supersonicginandtonic]

I have been told that there is no place for my son in school. He has SEND and 2 parents are key workers. In year 7 at secondary school. They've told me there is no place for him as they've had to prioritise children of critical workers.

Glad to hear you got a place op. I think a couple of posters have got so embroiled in argument they can't concede you had a point in the first place

I'm glad you've got a place.

Im very firmly in the camp you only send them in if it's the only option and absolutely necessary. And that schools should be capping numbers because we all want parole

And it's pretty obvious you meet that criteria but even worse you met it and were being refused spaces when other children had them. I was rooting for you from my stay at home campsite

But surely if they can work around it they are not "entitled to a school place"? School places should be an absolute last resort.

That is clearly not what either the law or the guidance says. It is ridiculous that people in critical worker roles should be expected to put their jobs in danger or work without pay, let alone that vulnerable children should be expected to regard the support it is accepted they need as a "last resort".

It's pointless saying anything as the poster is so self absorbed they cannot understand this!
Noone is suggesting her role isn't a key role for society. It is just NOT a critical.role.

@MotherExtraordinaire, I have quoted what the guidance actually says which makes it perfectly clear that OP's role is regarded by the government as a critical role. Why do you keep ignoring that?

As always, it appears that she who shouts loudest to manipulate wins eh? Or maybe not!

Not "maybe not", certainly not. The person who wins is the person who reasonably asks the school to comply with its legal duties as set out in statute and the government guidance.

If the local authority had said I wasn't entitled to a place I would have accepted that. But I would have known I had tried every route and could have documented it to show my employers

Love the fact that the actual bloody education authority themselves say that the OP's child should be in school, yet still a couple of keyboard warriors on here know better 😂

I wonder if the supposed “non critical” (according to MNers) workers like OP should just go on strike and see what happens. Then, perhaps othere could see that some professions may not be treating Covid but are actually critical.

My sons got an EHCP and still can't attend his school because apparently he's not vulnerable 😳
They are making up the rules as they go along 😡

@santabetterwashhishands I think the problem is all schools are interpreting the guidance differently. I'd get onto the SENCO and the safeguarding lead and ask what extra support they can give to you and your son. They were great last week when my son was isolating due to testing positive.
If you still don't get answers you are happy with, approach your local authority.

I think the problem is a lot of school don't currently have enough standing staff to maintain school bubbles of smaller, safer, numbers, which is what they're supposed to be doing, when everyone still want their kids in school.

@santabetterwashhishands

My sons got an EHCP and still can't attend his school because apparently he's not vulnerable 😳 They are making up the rules as they go along 😡

Mines said the same, but his SW rang to say she had a form to fill out so he could have a place, and neither me or DH are working atm. Do u have a disability SW you can ask?

Absolutely staggering fuckwittery from at least a couple of posters on this thread.

Glad it's been sorted OP.

Some schols apparently have 50 % of pupils attending. What then is the point of closing? If you can keep children at home do. Thats not having a dig at anyone. Just because ones entitled to take up a place doesn,t mean one should. But if you need it then use it.

I’m glad you managed to resolve this op. I can’t imagine how anyone could think that your work is not critical.

[quote supersonicginandtonic]@TalesTheCat yes we thankfully have a place. [/quote]
Thats great news. I hope it all goes smoothly.

@Arobase

But surely if they can work around it they are not "entitled to a school place"? School places should be an absolute last resort.

That is clearly not what either the law or the guidance says. It is ridiculous that people in critical worker roles should be expected to put their jobs in danger or work without pay, let alone that vulnerable children should be expected to regard the support it is accepted they need as a "last resort".

Perhaps not in England, but in Scotland it is made very clear that school places should only be used if there is absolutely no alternative

www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-school-re-opening-arrangements-for-january-2021/pages/children-of-keyworkers/

@LuaDipa thank you. I'm more concerned that they thought my partners sex offenders and paedophiels should just be left to it 🙈

No one thinks that op, but that isn,t their problem.

@supersonicginandtonic
I'm more concerned that they thought my partners sex offenders and paedophiels should just be left to it 🙈
Read through your thread, nobody said that whatsoever.

@LadyPenelope68 I think I you'll find you were One of them. Apparently these jobs aren't critical to society. Neither is protecting the vulnerable in society, but there you go, that's your opinion.

[quote LadyPenelope68]@supersonicginandtonic
According to this, no school should be restricting numbers of key worker children.
Workers whose work is critical to Covid take priority, read it correctly!!! You’ve already said they can’t take your son due to number of “critical” worker children, your job does not come under that category. You are probably classed as keyworker, but you and your husband are NOT critical workers. If they’ve no staff or no space for your son due to staffing/distancing restrictions, then they can’t take him. At the school I’m at, we’ve had to say no places to some keyworker families, there’s nothing we can do about it.[/quote]
@LadyPenelope68 so what did you mean by the OPs DP not being a critical worker then?

Of course he should have had a place from the start, neither of you can work from home, can't be furloughed if employed by the government (and also you are needed). Some people's expectations on here a little bit high on who should qualify for a place. Glad its sorted.