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Statutory assessment letter is going in the post tomorrow...and I havd been called in to see the senco

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2boysnamedR · 01/10/2013 23:51

If you haven't read my post below basically I read in the school sen policy that ed phycologist only get called in at statutory assessment and the senco had admitted ( not these exact words) that she has never put my son for slt or end phycologist referral dispute his pead recommending this and the fact that the senco said he was on the list 9 months ago...

So she has called me in tomorrow. She does not back my request for statutory assessment, says it will fail, I will fail the appeal too. She wants to see my evidence on the basis that we need to build a good case for the future ( in six months maybe apply for sa with more evidence).

How do I

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KOKOagainandagain · 02/10/2013 13:35

Good luck

and

HONKS

bjkmummy · 02/10/2013 13:40

Good luck xxxxx I've just had a google, and my daughters school gets 5 hours of allocated EP hours a year! This is to includes all statutory work for statements and for annual review plus the usual new referrals etc - yet more evidence as to why the senco is gate keeping my daughters access to an EP

StarlightMcKenzie · 02/10/2013 14:03

But schools can, you know, buy more EP time if it is a priority.

StarlightMcKenzie · 02/10/2013 14:04

And if the LA one has no capacity they can buy in an independent one.

claw2 · 02/10/2013 14:16

Good luck 2boys, hope it goes well.

bjkmummy · 02/10/2013 14:27

I agree star but they are not offering it up at all. I will remember you point about 'when' not if. Off to look at the secondary she may end up going to tonight - dont have high hopes for it but as its the nearest need to check it out. The school has a unit but less and less statemented children being sent there as the head tries to make it more like a high achieving independent school.

uggerthebugger · 02/10/2013 14:41

The senco who said he needs no statement said he won't sit gcse's

You know what? I don't have much time for Michael Gove. It's the hectoring tone of voice, the free schools & academy shit, and his attitude to freedom of information that does it for me. On the whole, he's bad news.

But when Gove stands up and starts talking about "enemies of promise" in the education establishment, I sit up, I listen, and I listen hard. Because I - we - all of us - know EXACTLY who the fuck he is talking about. He's talking about vacant, useless bottom-feeders like your SENCO. People like that shouldn't be trusted with safety scissors, let alone the future of vulnerable kids...

What do we do with enemies of promise? We take the fuckers on. These are the people who are failing your kid, not you. These are the people who are paid to help your kid. 12 years ago, I was told by a professional that DS1 would never speak. I told her to get fucked. Six months ago, he opened Act 1 of a panto watched by hundreds.

2boys, you rock - you've taken big blows to the guts in the last few weeks, but you're still standing. Now go get 'em!

MariaBoredOfLurking · 02/10/2013 16:33

Despite me telling her that I've been to tribunal and won she seems to think I'm just a 'mum'

Mwahahaha... just a mum

MariaBoredOfLurking · 02/10/2013 16:35

LuvMyBoyz, thank you for helping me see that clueless doesn't equal bad

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2boysnamedR · 02/10/2013 18:39

Ugger - I am going to get that tattooed to my wrist, thank you all. I hope I got across that I am not to be taken lightly. My son is in a whole heap of poo senco admitted that but said the lea have thresholds and he's below it. I pointed out that 3 years olds get statements and are not two years behind as no 12 month old walks talks and can put shoes on etc. if we are up against the threshold it's illegal and I can win. Maybe it's a 0.0001% chance but that's better odds than ds getting a formal dx so I like those odds. I could win on a technicality. But I doubt lea will say 'no because he's not two years behind' if they did all speaks would win? I would LOVE to be at appeal and be able to say 'did you pull that law out of your arse just now as I though this was a county under uk law not a micro country with its own law'. If only it was that simple.

One small victory today - I signed the referral forms. And dated them....

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StarlightMcKenzie · 02/10/2013 19:17

2boys, tbh it would do you well to say very little. Spoken words are gone as soon as uttered, your and theirs. Say little and then put their illegal words in writing to them for clarification. Put you own words in writing too as you can ensure that they are tribunal friendly words.

The law is on your side, but those charged with implementing are not, even often, at tribunal level, so you mustn't speak as if it is your salvation because it could be, but there are no guarantees.

claw2 · 03/10/2013 10:44

Agree about saying very little, its a waste of time. Im on my 3rd school now and it took me a while to realise that what school did wasn't necessarily them being 'bad' (most of the time) it was just inexperience and not understanding ds, SN's or the system.

I find parents are often hyper tuned to their kids and their needs and have a far greater understanding of their child and a far better understanding of SN's, the system and how to go about getting what their child needs. Parents make it their job to 'get it'. Others either try to 'get it' or they don't. If you have tried and tried to help them understand and they still don't, talk is just hot air.

Focus on your child's needs are, evidence and how to best go about getting this for them.

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