Main board discussion about specifying 1:1, or not by teachers.

[StarlightMcKenzie]

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/primary/a1859219-Im-a-teacher-and-happy-to-answer-any-questions#41740309

That's where you are going wrong Star with all this talk of the law. Just become the chair of the bog and then your child will qualify for 1:1 without all the inconvenience of assessment and statementing.

Claw I would like to get all huffy about your post and tut and fume at the tribunal panel, but unfortunately I only have sighs left.

I faced a panel like yours with the reasoning skills of a goldfish and one bewildering ruling after another culminating in a statement with sentences missing, contradictions and very little specified, though lots and lots and lots of words.

But I still wouldn't say a parent shouldn't bother. It's corrupt but the only way of registering what is happening and sometimes, just sometimes can 'eventually' result in improvements for our kids.

Keeping - I agree completely. This is all about reducing costs. Look at what this Gov is doing to disabled people and ask - how likely is it that their SEN reform will result in better intervention/provision/outcomes?

Not likely at all. It'll end up in provision being cut.

My parallel was about attitudes. We are still at the patronising, paternalistic attitude in relation to disability - 'the grown up/white man/able bodied person knows best' approach.

In the 60s, when the movement for civil rights in the US led to riots, many 'well-meaning' people said 'maybe it's not the right time for equality'. 'maybe we're not ready' or 'maybe it'll cost too much'

MLK jnr's response was - 'it's never the wrong time to do the right thing'

Damn straight IE!!!

Wet: if DS still needed support did you go to tribunal? I know my lot are going to also use the " he's 16" excuse when he turns in Jan 2014 but statements can go up to age 25 ( unless that's all changed of late also)

It's a long and boring story Hox as I was caught between LA and LS&C both tryig to wash their hands of him - but I settled for an FE special residential placemnet fuded by the LS&C (against my solictor's advice, as he wanted me to take the LA to Tribunal). That would have taken months while DS had no provision so I took the FE placemnet (Priory).

Yes, you're right, Statements can go up to age 25.

Wet: I see..I may need to PM you later in week. This post 16 stuff is a minefield to me, I've not even managed to get my Y7 to date provision sorted..4 years of hell.

Star that was back in 2010 when I was still shockable!

2010 was a rotten year!

Sure was. I got E-Coli.