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Statement Advice Needed please.........................

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chatee · 22/11/2006 21:14

"All LEAS also have to produce a final statement by a certain time (February 14th ish this year it was - is it the same for 07?)"copied from post by flyingmum on Wednesday, 22 November, 2006 6:27:57 PM......
can anyone expand on this comment please? is this true??
thanks

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Socci · 22/11/2006 21:16

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Socci · 22/11/2006 21:22

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chatee · 22/11/2006 21:23

just come across this post on another thread and i'd be interested to know if this is true, i always have had a nightmare with the statement process for dd and am wondering if this is because her annual review is always done after this date and therefore there is no money left for her and that's why her statement is so crap....
can we all post when annual review dates are please..just to see if this theory is proven...

chatees dd review date march 07

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AttilaTheMeerkat · 23/11/2006 08:00

DS's annual review is this afternoon.

Socci · 23/11/2006 10:55

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AttilaTheMeerkat · 23/11/2006 11:01

Thanks Socci.

DH is attending this as well thankfully. I detest such meetings.

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chatee · 23/11/2006 13:52

can we all post when annual review dates are please..just to see if this theory is proven...

chatees dd review date march 07
AttilaTheMeerkat ds review date nov 06

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chatee · 23/11/2006 13:53

hope all goes well Attila.....

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flyingmum · 25/11/2006 22:56

Hi. I've just found this and hope I haven't caused undue alarm. My sons revised statement was made for the secondary transfer and thus the paper work was based on the year 5 annual review - in April last year. We put on the school which we then thought we wanted (the only SEN LEA special School suitable). We were turned down from this school in December 05. LEA wanted him to go to mainstream secondary. I had hysteria and contacted a fantastic org called SOS!SEN who told me that the LEA (Surrey in my case but got impression it was all LEAS) had to produce the 'Final Ammended Statement' by 14th February for Secondary transfer (it may be different for primary/infant - i dunno) but to let them go ahead and simultaneously apply to SENDIST for a tribunal date and start collecting (and paying for!) evidence. I then discovered that there were private SEN schools - I never knew there were such things and visited loads and my son did trials at quite a few. If people want I can give feedback on Grately House, Southlands Schools, Stanbridge Earls (all hampshire) Frewin College (Rye) Farleigh College, North Hill House (both in Frome) and St Dominic's in Surrey (where we landed up). Sorry if I caused confustion with the Statement date thingy but they do have to have a deadline for secondary transfer. Also remember that any paperwork used for secondary transfer is that which comes up in the year 5 annual review - so if you want something different than the LEA are going to offer don't write eulogies about how wonderfully your child is doing in primary mainstream . . . for example. OH LORDY I'm whaffling and will stop. My son's annual review is April.

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chatee · 10/12/2006 08:59

can we all post when annual review dates are please..just to see if this theory is proven...

chatees dd review date march 07
AttilaTheMeerkat ds review date nov 06
flyingmum ds review date april 07

thanks for that advice flyingmum..

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isgrassgreener · 12/12/2006 17:33

Hi flyingmum
I am very interested to hear about the private SEN schools, but you didn't say what SEN they provide for.

My DS1 has dyslexia and DS2 HF/ASD did you come across any school that would work for both of these SEN?
Thanks

flyingmum · 15/12/2006 18:55

Hi

For dyslexia I really recommend Standbridge Earls in Hampshire - it was lovely but they do do a lot of PE. They also take quiet Aspies (not too quirky or needing substantial help). My son couldn't stand the daily PE they did when he went on the trial there. My chap HFA+dyspraxi+dyslexia+other stuff is at St Dominic's in Godalming. Frewin college in Rye seemed OK for profound dyslexics. Southlands School in Hampshire for very quirky Aspies/ASD but high functioning. Grately in Hampshire for ASD/ADHD/Tourettes quite severe behaviour desk thrower sorts. Sunnydown LEA school in Caterham for Dyslexics and HFA - very very difficult to get into - over 300 applications a year. Surrey obviously get first go at that one. The two in Frome are good for Aspies - North Hill seemed more intellectual than Farleigh but I viewed Farleigh on an inset day and didn't see any kids. You really have to go and visit schools. There are many more around. We just looked at ones that he could weekly or fortnightly board at. As it is he is now a day pupil and we are really pleased with that - the taxi ride is around 55 mins.
Hope this helps

isgrassgreener · 20/12/2006 09:24

thanks Flyingmum very helpful.

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