Hi,
There is is qute a long back story regarding my childs SEN, the current stunt the LEA are trying to pull is assesing my child this month They did one just 6 months ago and are planning on reasseing the same thing and maybe a bit more from what I have gathered. On the surface it seems pretty simple but it is not by any means.
From past experience I have always been asked consent before professionals are allowed to see my child. This recent person is a SLT who is not attatched to the school, but to the SEN team in my LEA, school and LEA in different boroughs (i hope I am making sense)
I have seen in the Dept health code of practice that consent should be sought from parent (unless life or death situation which this is not)
The publication in the link also states consent should be sought as it is a legal requirment:
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4007005
This is not a statutory assesment by the way, as I know parental consent can be overidden in such cases. However the SLT has clearly said regardless of consent she will be doing the assesment as the LEA have requested it, the email I was sent basically says the SLT has arranged with the school (no liasion with me or indication they were even thinking of going in by the way) to go in on xxx date.
For numerous valid reasons I do not want this assesment to take place and would like to know if the whole statement of "we can if we want to" can stick?
Also on a side note, I have been looking for Language and communication independent schools in London.
Centre academy is not an option, and going to see Paray House next week but I can not seem to find anything else.
Many Thanks in advance.