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High academics and statements

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Claw3 · 19/07/2011 09:52

Ds's end of year report, he is 7 and end of year 2, he got 2A for reading in SATS. EP assessed he has the reading age of 12+ and is a free reader in school.

This post is not a bragging post. Ds was recently turned down for a Statement, mainly because when tested, academically he is above average (although in class he is observed to be getting very little work done in comparsion to his peers) and he has various other difficulties. Ds always manages to score highly in cognitive ability assessments, but i dont think this describes his functional ability.

Could i use this as evidence, as him not fulfilling his potential even though his score is average?

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Starchart · 19/07/2011 16:43

Claw, you're not going mad, but the tribunal has ordered you ds' failure. You can take bit of time out guilt free, and then start the process of collecting evidence relevant to all the points you have raised here.

What makes it so emotionally draining is that it is a small boy and his life chances that are at stake, but you know that he is a small boy with a lot going for him in the mother he was lucky enough to be born to.

There lies a problem in the immense burden that places on you but thank God that you are in control of that part of his life. It is sad of course to see how far he could go with a Fab mother AND a decent school, but you haven't given up on that being achieved. Sadly though it is exhausting trying to compensate all the time, and it makes you bloody angry that you have to but what is fair ATM about having a child with difficulties.

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Claw3 · 19/07/2011 18:34

Thanks Star, i feel so out of control atm, even though i dont doubt my understanding of ds and i most certainly am very in touch with him, these reports dont make any sense.

I know that his needs are complex and im not a SALT or OT or EP, but i cant figure out why there is such a big difference between his scores, usually i have a fair idea of why. This has me baffled and i dont like that feeling.

As someone else has already said if i dont understand, how on earth can i get others to understand and that scares me. I am supposed to be an expert on my ds.

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Claw3 · 19/07/2011 18:43

Ouryve, to be honest i really dont care what level ds is at, i just want to get him the help that he needs and deserves. I want him to be able to go to school without having to worry about the most petty things. Without having to come home and sit lining things up, shaking his head from side to side and scratching his skin, not being able to eat, not being able to sleep all because he has been to school.

Its so not bloody fair, he is 7 years old, he deserves the opportunity to be happy.

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Oblomov · 19/07/2011 18:48

Hello Leonie. I thought you were not here at the mo.
Good to see you.

Oblomov · 19/07/2011 18:56

Sorry Claw, slight hijack there. sorry to read this Claw. I have similar issues . Level 3's here. but apparently school see's 'no issues at all'. Beggars belief.
God it's draining, isn't it. All this fighting.

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Claw3 · 19/07/2011 19:06

No worries and Hi Leonie too, glad to hear you got your statement, i think we started at about the same time.

It is draining Oblomov, ds has just told me that when he has a lot on his mind and it gets muddled, he writes a list and draw pictures, after i forgot that i was supposed to be making him a drink!!

Good advice i think

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ouryve · 19/07/2011 21:38

Sorry, claw - just trying, rather clumsily, to clarify that it's ridiculous of them to use the fact that his attainment is average for his age as an argument against a statement.

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Claw3 · 19/07/2011 21:44

No, no i didnt think you were doing anything but I was just ranting at the system, sorry if it came across as otherwise.

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ArthurPewty · 19/07/2011 22:12

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Claw3 · 19/07/2011 22:26

Leonie, if i remember rightly you didnt have the backing of the school, what were school saying?

Ds's school were saying they could meet his needs from their budget, but then at Tribunal said the level of help in expert reports wasnt necessary, so they werent actually providing anything from their budget.

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babs2011 · 20/07/2011 17:35

my son got all 3's on hes last years sats at 7 years , but we have moved area and school, witch the new school thay said he as areading age of 12 and wanted to sign him on the young a gifted ,,
But sorry to say my son as been exclueded after 4 weeks for his extreme behaviour difficulties and as been refferd by the head teacher to be statemented , which im happy about i just dont understand why hes old school as'nt done this sooner , Even the new head teacher as said this, also refferd him to the autism outreach team .... i just feel now if his old school had done this earlier my son would have got the help then and be less of an handful to the new school or even gone to a special needs school ...
My son is complexed above average intelligence at the same time coming across like a 3 year old in all other aspects of his life ,,,

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