statementing help please

[MissTired]

im not sure how much ive said on here or what people remember but weve got a statement for my ds and he is attending the school agreed by la, but due to his behaviours linked to his autism etc i believe he needs one to one even though he is at special school, initially they only put in phrases like "adult support when appropriate". anyway were off to tribunal in january and they are negotiating and trying to resolve now and have said they will add "misstired's ds needs to be the focus of attention of a key worker/familiar adult, who can manage behaviour and supervise interaction with others. In particular, focused supervision is required at unstructured times." and similar such phrases thoughout the statement, they have sent me the propsed amended statement to look at before next meetin, what i want to know is what this really means, and what this kind of implies the minimum they could provide is!? is it still wooly do you think?!?! is this their way of saying one to one, or is it a way of trying to convince me its like one to one when it really isnt!?!? im so unsure!! please please help!!

someimes 1:1 is not needed and can be detrimental, it sounds like they are saying they will watch and give 1:1 when needed, which is as it should be in my view.

If you don't know what it means it proves that it's not an unacceptable Statement.

It shoudl state quite clearly WHAT support will be given by WHOM for HOW LONG and at these FREQUENCIES in order to (WHATEVER).

Woolly phrades such as "focus" are meaningless.

have a think about what you think he needs and write your own support section and send it to the LA.

It sounds very woolly to me. I agree with wetaugust, it doesn't say who is going to provide the support, for how long and what they are going to do. If they are going to provide 1:1, it should say this and say when it will be provided and for how long.With the wording you have now 'the key worker' could be managing your ds and others at the same time.

thanks everyone xxx