My little girl who lives with us under a special guardianship order, is six years old and has just gone into year two at her small village primary school. Last week we were asked if we would like the school to apply for an SEN for her as she was beginning to fall behind in some aspects of her learning, they said she had reached level P8 which,I understand is just below accessing the curriculum.
My little girll's learning difficulties have been diagnosed as mild to moderate by our local paediatric health team. She has an age appropriate reading age, her difficulties are in how she communicates with others - this can sometimes and only sometimes be a little disconnected, and how she accesses information that us given to her. She is a confident, self-assured and happy little girl. She has not been diagnosed with any condition, although her birth mother took drugs and did not have any ante-natal care and she also tried to starve herself during her pregnancy.
All my instincts tell me that I shouldn't accept the offer of an SEN, that in future her progress will be data led and not led by the child herself. When attending the school for a consultation evening at the end of July, we were told she was far too clever for a statement, but in a few weeks, something has changed and I must admit to feeling very confused.
I would be grateful for any input that could lessen my feeling of confusion.