Special Needs Register

[Stripy1]

I have just been told by my childs teacher that my child (just finishing year 1) has been put on the special needs register for the next academic year. I am fine with this if this is what she needs but what I am not fine about is that if I had not asked the teacher about my daughters school report grades I would not know this until ... when - next term? next year?
Can anyone help me, what is the process meant to be? I'd have thought that maybe my husband and I may have been asked to go in and see the teachers and talk through some sort of action plan as to what we can do over the next 6 weeks of school holidays and what we can do with the school next term?
Should i be complaining to the head ? or is this just normal?? help

I had to sign something (an IPM/IEP) and when I did thay he went onto the SEN register at SA+.

I don't know what's normal, though. ... we DID have a meeting with school first to discuss what would go on the plan.

Thank you Mrsbaffled. I feel that it is all out of my hands but with no help coming from the school -
I will google IPM / IEP and see what this new world looks like!

IPM is individual provision map. i think that is what my school calls what most other people call an IEP .

An IEP is an individual education plan, this is a document which should be drawn up by teachers/parents which includes targets relating to the specific needs of the child.

If your child's needs are dealt with by the school alone then a child is SA (school action) this may be something like poor fine motor skills and the child working in a small group to improve these skills.

If your child receives support external to the school, for example sees a speech therapist or other professional. Your childs needs are SA+ meaning that the school is involved but so are outside agencies.

I would suggest talking to the school again, checking exactly why your child is on the Special needs register and asking whether an IEP or IPM has been completed.

Thank you for this guys - I have just been doing some research. I think We have missed stage 1, a PACE checklist and the parental interview and the school has gone stright to stage 2 and put her on the register.
Next step as Clareyfairy123 says talk wit the school again as we should get to see the IEP

Not all schools do IEPs - afaik, it is not a legal requirement. What the school do need to do is discuss what their concerns are, what they are going to do to support and progress and in what time frame. You need to know how best how to support her at home.

sen code of practice

My DS got put up to SA+ without my knowledge, at the end of primary, I didn't need to sign anything as they had no intention of actually calling in outside agencies although they acknowledged he needed their help. Fortunately the secondary was much better at calling in their advice.
At least you know now, do get yourself a note book and keep a record of any promises made or when outside professionals are called in.