Specifying and quantifying 1:1 in statements

[TheMaleyDail]

Please can someone refer me to the rules. Two bods from the LA sat in in the statement review meeting and told us and our SENCO that they don't do this any more.

The have a lot of influence over the school and are advising them lots of other things to the detriment of my ds' progress.

I thought I could point out to the SENCO that they have lied in front of her too (I doubt she has done anything other than believe them) it might free up the other issues we are facing.

Thank you.

You need section 8:37 of the SEN code of practice. This is still in effect. Sorry can't link from my phone but google it. See the bit about LAs must not have blanket policies not to specify and quantify Good luck with it all.

Thank you. I know there is some case law too. Haven't got that in your head as well by any chance ?

There was some case law stuff on a thread recently, Maley. Sorry, can't remember who provided it? Maybe worth trawling back through a week ago or so. Or hopefully they'll see this post. Hope it's all going well.

Next time laugh at them and ask them to put it in writing before you give them a response. Download the forms from SENDIST. If your DS's revised statement is not quantified/specified register an appeal

Oh I'm really not worried about the specificity. I'll sort that. I was more hoping to use it to demonstrate to the SENCO what lying toads the LA are so that she might have to wrestle with her conscience the next time she refused ds provision on their say so.

I honestly don't think the SENCO realises.

Thanks Ellen. It isn't really but I've survived worse!

Bump

bump? I could do with the information too!

you could try here and here may be something useful.

Hi - I think the case law that was in antoher thread is here. It is in Wasuup3000's fantastic post
Hope this helps

Fantastic. That was exactly the thread I was thinking of. Thanks Toppy, your memory's much better than mine.

Brilliant. Thank you so much.

I saved it for future reference - looks like we'll be needing it for our proposed statement due in a month's time if the input reports into that statement are anything to go by !

Oh no Leonie. It was your thread originally, wasn't it? What's next? Appeal

Think were about at the same point Leonie, weve just got a tribunal date for July.

Email/write to them and ask them for a copy of their policy not to quantify/specify support in the statement.

CC your email to the Councillor in charge of education.

It may help, although it didn't work for me! Still had to go to Tribunal!!

Try asking as a Freedom of Information request by law, they then have to give you a reply.