SENCO Problems

[BlueEyes31]

My son has been under sen support and I don't feel that he needs to be. At first she said he had speech and language problems, but after two separate assessments that both said he was in normal range I refused to take him for a third at Sencos demand. (The assessments were a year apart)

She always seems to create a reason that he needs to be on SEN. Yet when I talk to his teachers they say he's doing really well. The school as a whole seems to be based towards boys. They seems to like the quiet girls that just sit down and don't talk and if boys can't do that then there must be a problem.

This has been going on since nursery and he's now in Y3. At first I thought I was just being an overprotective parent, but according to parents who are teachers in other schools this SENCO isn't good at her job.

The school never asked my permission to have him on the sen register to begin with, which I thought they had to?

Schools don't need permission from parents to add a child to SEN support.

It is highly unlikely a school would provide support to a child that didn't need it. Usually parents have to fight for help.

Have you asked why the SENCO thinks DS has speech and language problems?

A child can have SEN and be doing OK academically or even exceeding ARE. They aren't mutually exclusive groups.

I do think a child in year 3 who is struggling with sitting, concentrating and not talking when it isn't appropriate to do so needs support.

He doesn't have speech and language problems anymore. There doesn't seem to be an issue with his behaviour.

You need to talk to the SENCO.

You say doesnt have speech and language problems anymore if he has had difficulties in the past being on SEN Support may be because of that.

Have you asked why they think DS has speech and language problems? And why they have added him to the SEN register, what support they are providing? Do you have copies of IEPs or similar?

If DS doesn't have SAL problems, can sit, concentrate and be quiet when necessary I don't understand your comment about girls/boys.

Parents usually have to fight for support, schools don't provide SEN support for pupils who don't need it.