Still no support for dyslexic dd

[Sleeperandthespindle]

I've posted several times about this. DD (7 in y3) is dyslexic. Her spelling is not improving at all. The last piece of work I saw, a really long and good piece for her - 3 paragraphs - had every word (except for 'said', 'and', 'the' spelled wrong at least once.

I have been meeting teacher and SENCO half termly all year. Nothing they agree to or suggest is put in place and continued. They provide something for a week or two and then it stops.

Currently they have said they can give her a session with a TA twice a week. This has happened 5 times since the beginning of December. They can't tell me what she's been doing with the TA, or what is planned for them to do.

I am at the end of my tether with worry for her. To make it all worse, I am a teacher myself and know exactly what would help. I can also see that she is weaker in spelling than practically every other child I have taught (unless they have had SLD or ESL). None of my expertise is helping (and I do approach the school as a concerned parent, not as a know-it-all). Efforts at home are not working (other than reading) as she is not able after a long day to tolerate more work, and I am not prepared to push this if the same strategies are not followed in school.

What do I do now? Meetings are not helping!

So you're saying the information from the DfE is incorrect?

They aren't saying £6000 is enough they are saying the school must find the first £6000 and demonstrate they've spent that on an individual child

The information from the DfE refers to the ability to access top-up funding, not the criteria for assessment or issuing an EHCP. What governs that is purely the Children and Families Act, the regulations under it, and relevant case law. Bear in mind also that no government department is infallible - look at the amendments they've already had to make to the Code of Practice and the regulations.

The government might not be infallible but they still set out statutory duty

The statutory duty is set out in the Children and Families Act and the regulations under it. The information you quoted does not relate to the duties relating to assessment and issuing EHCPs. I don't understand what your issue is?