Urgent Annual Statement Review - advice pls?

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The senior autism advisory teacher from our local authority has asked my permission to call an urgent annual review of my DS's Statement (it would have happened in 5 weeks time, she wants it to happen in 2 wks time). She is very supportive and wonderful, and I trust her reasons for wanting to get this done asap.

Finally, we (school, autism outreach service and us) all seem to e in agreement that DS needs 1:1 support, even within the specialist ASC provision he attends, and that full time support needs to be named on his Statement.

The school are going to take the Annual Review stuff to the complex needs panel at the LA and ask for 1:1. Autism advisory teacher will write a report backing this up. I plan to write my 'parents view' bit for the AR, but also to write a letter this week pre-emting it, giving my reasons and evidence etc. In my experience, the more bobarding the LA gets, the more they sit up and take notice.

Questions, though:

What do I say?! I was thinking 'this is the support we and the school have implemented over the past 2 yrs, this is what works, this is what hasnt worked' in order to build a case that what is vital - yet missing at present - is a consistent TA supporting DS full time. Is that enough? I do like to throw a few quotes in now and then to scare the LA a bit ...any bits of the SEN COP or other professional stuff I can chuck in?

I would be so, so grateful for any help you can offer. This has been such an incredibly stressful term for DS and for us and I just want to make sure we crowbar the LA in to giving him the support he needs.

TIA

Does the autism person agree to 1:1?

Or will they surprise you with a recommendation for a behaviour unit?

She said verbally that she agrees to 1:1. She is a very very well known, respected autism 'expert' and she has followed my DS through his trials and tribulations, from mainstream to an ASC unit. She is even coming to my house before the Annual Review to show me the report and ask if I want anything amended or added, so I doubt (and hope!) there will be no surprises.

The school were the ones who raised the issue of a full time 1:1, too - they called a meeting and I thought they were going to kick him out - but they said they were committed to keeping him at the provision but wanted to ask for a full time 1:1 and thought we have a good chance of getting one....so...I suppose I can only go on there good faith shown...but of course, being a paranoid patty, i want to get my 'evidence' toegether and state my case, rather than leaving it down to them....

all reports from professionals and parents for an annual review should be handed in to (school senco/headteacher) and they should all be sent out to everyone at least 2 weeks prior to the annual review acccording to the SEN Code of Practice in (order for everyone to read and digest the information)

With my SENCO hat on here (I name changed was flyingmum and might go back to that), the fact that the provision are requesting this carries a lot of weight. If they are saying that they cannot cope with him without one to one support and have got the paper work for this then the LEA will probablly play ball because putting him in other provision will be way more expensive. One thing you could do is frighten the bejebbers out of them by saying
x ASC unit has the expertise and the willingness to help DS but can only do this with one to one support otherwise his current needs would put the provision given to other students in the unit in jeopardy. We have looked at Grately and Southlands and these could meet his needs but would rather that he stay in his current provision because other more specialist services would require he boards.
Grately and Southlands - Google them. They are mega mega mega expensive. Or find similar type of provision suitable for your son that you know will cost lots. If they think you are looking at that then funding an extra £12,000 + for a TA will be a walk in the park.
Good luck

Thanks all.

Inaflap, that is good advice, thank you! Hadnt thought of that. We have looked at our nearest private provision. To be honest, we didn't like , but the one we looked at costs £13,00 p.a. so we can pretend to like it