Accessing DS school records

[jenk1]

Does anyone know if we are entitled to access DS school records.

We are having a battle atm with EWO and LEA over DS non attendance due to anxiety, we(and the hospital) claim that DS head teacher was sent a copy of Child Psychology report saying where DS strengths and weaknesses lie but nothing has been done.

Head told me in a phone call that she had the report on her desk but didnt offer to put him forwards for Action or Action Plus,(we werent aware that he could access this at the time) so at the moment there is a dispute between us, and the Education Authority.

Does anyone know how we would go about accessing the reports.

Thanks from a very stressed out Jenk1!!!!

You can write to the chairman of the governors at any time to ask for it. You do not have to go into school to see it.

The school should reply within 15 school days (that does not include holidays or weekends). They may ask you to pay for the photocopying (sometimes this can cost 10p per sheet).

Thanks Meerkats

Funny you should ask this, I am asking H's School on Monday for the same, I wrote to request his medical records yesterday.

Are you having the same trouble too tensing?

Not exactly the same, I have problems with school claimimg they have not recieved information for outside sources, and also just to see what they have on file.

Sorry to gate crash but i would like to see my ds school records aswell, after you write to the govenors do they post them to you? I went in before to look at them but they only showed me some so would they have to give you everything they've got on child? tia sorry jenk1

Here hope this helps, it's from Bullying online website, but it general information

www.bullying.co.uk/parents/pupil_records.htm

Thanks for that tensing.
Jenk1 my ds is 9 and has a anxiety disorder and he's just attended group therepy for it, we've got a meeting on the 25th jan for the outcome. Might be worth asking for your ds.

I have handed over my letter asking for ds school records so should have them soon.

Got them back today after i took a letter in, and guess what, they have put in the DS has been on school Action since Sep 05 and has had Social Skills training-what a big fat lie

that head teacher wont know whats happened to her tomorrow after i have finished speaking to her, they have done this because the Austim Unit Rep has made contact with them.