What is the best way to complain?

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I have emailed school asking for an IEP for 6 months. I have had 2 meetings requesting the IEP and specific support. Some progress has been made but not enough. HT says IEP will be ready asap BUT ITS JULY!!!!! There is no point now.

What can I do now? Parent Partnership has been involved for 2 years.

Shall I complain to the chair of governors?

Who else could support/advise me?

Class Teacher
SENCo
Head
Governor with link for Inclusion (there should be one - the office should know - might be called something like Equalities)
Chair of Govs

in that order. Feel free to miss out the steps you feel you've already covered.

Is there a diagnosis? I assume the school agree the need for an IEP?

Why have parent partnership not done more if they've been involved so long? (not meant to be a criticism - genuine question.)
Is your DC on the SEN register?

My DS has a statement for 20 hours and a DX of ASD, ADHD and dyspraxia. One of the reasons that the CT says it has been delayed is that she was waiting for the annual review which the HT cancelled and said I'd cancelled it!

The parent partnership has been to every meeting asking for an IEP. I don't know what more she could do.

You need to check the school's complaints procedure - should be on their website, or call on Monday and ask them to send a copy to you.

If there's a statement then he should have targets written by ed psych or similar and extra adult support in class. Is it a copy of this you're requesting? Schools don't HAVE to produce IEPs if needs are being met in another way. If you're not happy with provision then that's another matter and the route described by hasseled is your best bet. Either way I'd approach class teacher first then SENCo.

I was not aware that IEP's are optional. They have written a provision map but again this is not current, I emailed in Jan to ask for a new one and was told that they would do one but at the meeting in june they produced the same one and insisted it was current There are some good things in place in school but not enough and I have thought they agreed strategies but they don't put them all into place. I can prove this because there is a home school book and they write in what they do and obviously this gives me an idea of what they don't do.

IEPs are not compulsory and many schools do not use them. There should be targets written in the statement and schools can work from them. Also a statement soesn't automatically mean an extra adult in the classroom or one-to-one support, it depends on what is actually written in the statement.

Some schools use Provision Mapping or Pupil Profiles rather than IEPs we do

If the statement says in part 3 that school will be responsible for putting in place an IEP then you can go straight to the LA and complain that your child's statement isn't being met. Template letter here This should ensure a pretty swift resolution as the LA will put pressure on the school to avoid having legal action taken against them.

Should add if at any time you are having difficulties with the school's handling of your child's SEN, IPSEA here or SOSSEN here are the people to contact. The trouble with Parent Partnership is that they are funded by the LA and are not always as independent as you would wish to assume. Also LA's don't really fear the might of PP whereas IPSEA and SOSSEN are backed by some of the high ranking educational law specialists and are more of a force to be reckoned with.

These comments are really useful. Thank you all for your support and advice. I'm afraid of pushing too hard as I think the HT will try to get the statement reduced or take things out on my DS. It's so difficult, isn't it?

You have the law on your side. If the HT tries to get the statement reduced you'd have the right of appeal.
From what you have written I really think you should contact one of the organisations above and become empowered to get your child his entitlement. IME good inclusive schools want to work with parents and use the statement as a working document to ensure the best outcome for an SEN child. Only those who are not providing the support they should and therefore are breaking the law are obstructive.
Do post on the special needs board there are plenty of parents who like me can support you and advise you on any difficulties you are having.