DD went into secondary last year without any support and had a horrible y7 in a big state school that had no functioning Sen provision. We put in a parental request for a needs assessment, which was refused, and we filed an appeal a couple of months ago. Final evidence is due in a few weeks.
The school has improved a lot since last year. There's a very competent senco in post, DD feels supported and the classroom experience is much better. DD is on a two year waiting list for an asd assessment.
Things are much more stable now so we're wondering if carrying on with the appeal still makes sense. Last year we were desperate to move schools if we could. We still don't love the school but DD is settled. I'm worried that it's a delicate balance though. If the new senco leaves and things go back to being as bad as they were last year (overall leadership at the school is poor), DD could end up back in crisis mode, ebsa, etc and we'd need to start all over again.
Given that things are stable now, I'm not sure what extra support we would be asking for if DD did get an ehcp. Disruptive behaviour from other kids in the classroom is still a main issue for her, along with lots of sensory processing difficulties.
The main goal has been just to get her properly assessed, as I've assumed that those involved in conducting a full needs assessment would then be able to propose how to support our child. Is this still the right approach?