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My daughter is autistic and in reception. She has a diagnosis and an EHCP.
She currently has a keyworker and a lot of 1-1 interventions and targets but doesn't have an allocated 1-1 person. She has a keyworker who seems to support a small group of children with varying additonal needs.
She is due an ehcp review early 2022 to start preparing her for year 1 and make any necessary changes to her plan in time for then.
I'm just curious to know what happens if a child needs their own 1-1 TA. Is this something the school has to agree to? Can I stipulate this needs to happen? Is it upto the local authority? Does it need to be specifically written into the plan to make it happen?
She needs a lot of personal care. She's still in pull ups (not incontinent at all - but has a fear of using the toilet). Needs support at lunch time as she's uneasy about eating and needs gentle encouragement. She would find it hard on a typical classroom set up of being seated most of the day with one teacher and a TA, she would definitely need more close attention to carry out tasks and understand the work.
She is showing lots of progress with actual learning after the nursery year of not much progress at all. I am confident she will be fine in mainstream with additional support.