Is anyone else still waiting for their IEP for this academic year?

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cos i'm starting to get my knickers in a twist about it

We should get ours in December.

is this not outrageous - its almost 1/3 of the academic year...i feel like my child is floundering, and they haven't even sorted out waht they are going to try and teach him yet?

we got our first one of the term last week

They run for 1 year but don't necessarily run for the academic year. When does the old one say it is due for review?

If not just ask for it? Probably just an admin error and not been sent out.

yes i've asked for it - was told to give them a chance at half term...as we have to sign for them - i think any short coming is pretty transparent. have posted this cos i told dh tonight i was going to write to chair of govs. expressing my concern. ds2 is only 6, and i feel that this represents a significant part of his formal ed so far. dd1 has sen, (Is now 12) and i think its important to stay on top of everything, it can all snowball so quickly

last year there was one a term.

cece from the gov guide ines it looks like primary ieps have to be reviewed twice a year and the recommendation is that it is three times a year

i think i just feel that they aren't bothering. when i had last years ieps i felt they weren't nec an accurate reflection of his ability - when he floundered with reading they put him back more than a stage on the reading scheme - but he is just re reading what he already read....with no regard to his self confidence etc. he is reading quite early reception books in yr 2. I have general misgivings about my school i guess

thanks cat - i had a meeting with his teacher after school - i am told the iep s coming.. he is on school action atm - they think they will get him assessed for sld when he is a bit older, and he is on a wait list (super) for the lunchtime reading partnership they have for sen children. he def needs help in maths too and is on their rm maths programme ( which seems to be computer based). I know his meory skills are poor - he is like a goldfish going round a bowl with reading. I think his concentration is ok - and he tries really hard and is well behaved.

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Your son I feel is currently nowhere near having his additional support needs met by school currently. What do they mean by saying they will assess him for SLD when he is older?. You're being fobbed off, he needs proper assessment from a developmental paed asap!!.

Have you ever seen a dev paed regarding your son - your GP can refer you to such a person. School action would indicate to me that no outside agencies that could actually help your son are involved. This is the lowest level of support he could currently receive.

If additional support in school is needed it is far better to have it in place now rather than in say three or four years time. Early intervention is vitally important.

I reckon they haven't yet typed up his IEP either.

You are your son's best - and only - advocate. He has as much right to a proper education as anyone else.

You may also want to look for another school for him as this one seems to have little understanding of his additional needs.

cat64 - do you know anything about IEPs in secondary school? My DD always had one at primary but haven't heard anything since she moved into Year 7 in September. (sorry for hijack)

Thanks for this. They know all about her (she had transition support from the local education support centre) and I know she's getting support in lessons, so I guess it's just the paperwork aspect that hasnt made it's way to us. We have parents evening soon so I shall make sure I ask.

We received ours late Sept and is due for review in feb '09.

However, some other issues from the IEP have arisen, so an appt with the maths teacher and appt with the SENco is awaiting for us. The maths teacher seems to think that DD2 struggles with maths so much is cos she has dyscalculia? Like a number dyslexia.

As long as your DD is still getting some form of support in classes, I wouldn't worry about the papers. But always make the school know about how you feel. Raise issues with them as soon as they occur.

Take it easy choccy x