Advice needed please ASAP

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wasuup3000 · 15/09/2010 12:44

Case officer wants to set up a meeting with The SEN manager at my daughters school and me to discuss statement changes we want to wording and quantifying and specifying the statement "to work in partnership together".
This sounds like a plan to get the school to say how it wants the statement which will probably be as flexible as possible to the LEA's liking.
What do you think, shall I agree to this meeting or refuse it?

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IndigoBell · 15/09/2010 13:24

Definitely agree to the meeting.

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wasuup3000 · 15/09/2010 13:39

Hmm I'd have to go my own and The LEA haven't specified and quantified the statement in parts. I think the school will be saying that they have to be flexible. My daughter is supposed to be having speech therapy everyday for 10-15 mins and this only happens if the transport gets her to school early which it hasn't. I want the speech therapy to happen daily irrespective of my daughter missing part of a lesson in class and not dependent on the transport being early to school as she needs reg therapy everyday.

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IndigoBell · 15/09/2010 15:34

Surely this is the time to discuss what you want with school. Get your point across.

You don't have to agree to or sign anything in the meeting.

StarlightMcKenzie · 15/09/2010 16:25

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cansu · 15/09/2010 16:31

Yes definitely agree with Starlight. I always try now to say 'I will think about that so I am not obliged to agree anything I haven't had time to fully consider!

WetAugust · 15/09/2010 16:54

Wassup - see IPSEA site "any flexibility must be for the benefit of the child and not the school / LEA.2

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wasuup3000 · 15/09/2010 19:52

Thanks everyone so basically play their game and don't agree to anything until after I have had time to think?
Think they may twist that though wet and say that they don't want my daughter to miss any of her lessons?

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WetAugust · 15/09/2010 23:43

Take a notepad and pencil. Write down anything they suggest - this also gives you time to think before you respond as you'll be going alone.

Don't agree to anything - ask for time to consider.

But stick to your guns - you know that all provision shoud be quantified - as so do they. Start quoting this to them and you'll find they back down - they know they are tring it on.

Just be careful - but robust. You'll be fine

Best wishes

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wasuup3000 · 16/09/2010 09:51

Thanks Wet!

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