Expecting too much from school?

[sweetlikechoco]

Why is dd SENCO downplaying my dd difficulties and failing to provide structured SEN support. school has formally stated that she is working below expectations, she should have a clear support plan in place.
During parents evening was given vague advice, to work on things at home.
Teacher is trying to help her in class, blames lack of focus. I asked which interventions does she have? Teacher said i dont want her to miss out on class work and offered to help before school in the morning, i agreed but still has not back to me.
dd has had advisory team visit during reception but no advice this year, school was advised movement break, I was told by senco , no staff cant follow those strategies anyway.
This year advisory team have still not visited her.
Is the senco not helping because of budgets? Dd isn't being disruptive as she was in reception.
I feel like school assume she doesn’t “qualify” for additional support because they are not recognising how her autism impacts her ability to access learning.
few weeks ago I received a place at another school, new school put me off accepting because she didnt have the same support she currently receives.
she told her she has a social club with lsa once a week. She was surprised we were looking to change schools.

i am shocked she told another school she has “no academic concerns” is worrying, especially when i have evidence to the contrary..
also i want to say I know senco are busy, however when I asked for her to come along to parents evening which was her suggestion she told me this during our first meting when I gave her diagnosis report. When i emailed she responded parents evening are academic only, so i left it at that.
then after a few weeks I emailed requesting a meeting, she has not responded.

Apply yourself for an EHCNA.

I do not think I am being unreasonable, sen support should include regular meetings with senco, my dd does not have a iep, no smart targets.

I will look into
this thanks

How old is she? Is she year 1?

Just because a child is working below expectations doesn't mean they need a support plan in place, nor does it necessarily mean SEN. I would expect some small group work or interventions.
Schools are absolutely over-run at the moment with additional needs, and in all honesty, they may well have limited resources and your child might not be top priority. Keep supporting her at home and maybe get a tutor if you can afford it,

Some of our students are flagged as being monitored but no interventions are needed. Movement breaks require staff to supervise this and interventions run on a rota system. The teacher offering help before school is very kind but in their own time when they are prepping for the day.
The schools response sounds a bit unclear. They need to spell out what they can offer, if anything, and how often they'll review this.

Does your dd have a diagnosis of autism?

It may be that even though she is working below expectations academically, her needs can be catered for within usual provision.

Ok.

So your child has autism.

Last year (presumably when she was in reception) she was disruptive. Last year the school got an advisory team to visit.

This year she is working below expectations.

She doesn't have an EHCP and isn't in any interventions.

I think that's what I got from your post, please correct me if wrong.

So firstly the school can get advisory team visits for students they are worried about. It's not the case that if you've had one you will get them again - they are usually used for new students to get advice from people who are specialist in that area - eg autism or deaf or blind.

So you won't get another advisory visit unless things change - for example your child gets another diagnosis or a medical condition significantly changes.

Schools don't put support plans in place just because a child is working below expectations. Some kids are above, some are on, and some are below. However it does sound like your child who has autism might benefit from having a plan.

Interventions can be a bit double edged. F it means a child misses the main maths and English sessions it can result in them falling further behind. Some children with autism also react very badly to interventions because they don't like the change in routine.

So it's not obvious that interventions are the right choice for her.

Year 1 thanks