Exceptional medical need

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We are thinking about submitting reports to the council detailing dd's exceptional medical need for a certain primary based on psychological need. I have a psychologist who is happy to support this.

This will be for the waiting list for reception

Any advice?

As far as I know we should get the professional to include 'in my professional opinion only x school would meet child's needs due to x reason'. Anything else to include?

Since the OP's only asking for general tips on what sort of things should be included I'm not sure it would help a lot if she gave out more personal information. She's not asking for people to make her case for her.

You are right about needing to include the part about 'in her professional opinion'. I would say the letter needs to outline your DD's specific needs and what effect they have on her. It would also need to include what exactly this school does that others don't that make it the only school that can meet those needs.

If successful, your child would be placed at the top of the waiting list (assuming the med/soc criteria is below LAC and former LAC), but would not necessarily be admitted, as they are not an 'excepted child' as defined by the Admissions code.

With regard to the report, it would be helpful if they psychologist states whether they think that your child would be at a disadvantage if they were to attend any other school and why.

If the child became statement, could an infant class go over PAN?
(though I am well aware statementing process is at least 6mo, much longer in many LAs)

*statemented, sorry!

AtomicDog, It would depend on the timing of the statement being put in place. If it is before the allocation of places has happened then the statemented pupil is part of the PAN. However if it happens after the allocation of places then it does become an excepted pupils and is admitted over the PAN.

If the child got a statement that named the school, then I think they have to take them regardless of how full they are. It shouldn't need to go to appeal. They are just counted as an excepted child.

Applications for schools were made months ago and three months is a long time in a child's life. I expect the op never expected to be refused a place.
Do you know what position your child is on the waiting list? There is still a chance the op child might get a place on continued interest even without medical grounds.

I'm not going to go any more into our personal circumstances as it is identifying, and it seems that whatever I say there will be people who will judge them. I'm not posting here for judgement, just advice. If I do submit for consideration of exceptional need, it will go before a panel who will make a decision.

If anyone has any advice I would be very grateful, please pm me if you would rather not post.

Thank you to those who have been helpful.