quick question re parental application for a statement

[bjkmummy]

did you tell the school before you did it or did you just do it? how did it go down with the school?

my school accept my daughters issues and she is behind, they also accept the nightmare im having re secondary placement in 18 months time but digging their heels that that she wont get a statement as shes not 6 years behind 9 (yes I know!) she approx. 4 years behind due to dyslexia

it a tiny school - only 20 kids there so also think they don't want me to apply as if I get one there sen budget could be at risk although im probably now fighting for a dyslexia special school.

im just interested to know how your schools were - its bit tricker for me with such a small school and playground - ive got nowhere to hide!!!

No risk to their SEN budget. If they need more than they already get, they'll probably be given it by the LA, if the statement is a good one. If not, then it's not your problem.

Can't believe in so stressed by this - I have earnt my stripes as warrior mum. I think it's hard for me to do it as for all these years my daughter was the one that I wanted to have a 'normal' education and actually she is the one who needs me to fight for than ever for her. Se broke down the other week as I was struggling to understand why I hadn't realised what was going on and she admitted she wanted to talk to me but I was so busy fighting for her brothers that she didn't want to upset me any more - such wise words from a 10 year old and wrong that she had to feel like this. Anyway , I'm digressing again! Time to get it written , I know the process and am fully expecting a refusal.

May the fart be with you!

(That's the effect that this stuff has on me!)

I would just do it, and then out of courtesy inform the school that I have done it and thank them for their support so far as an attempt at signalling I bear them no ill and would like to continue good relations i.e. I'm not doing it to have a dig at them iyswim.

DS2's school were supportive when we put in the SA application - we'd had a pretty good track record of working together with DS1 prior to that. They were definitely less supportive when we got down to the specific & quantifiable nitty-gritty.

for the feelings you get when you have to pick up your sword and shield again. It's horrible. I haven't had it so bad on the statement front, but my DSs have had a series of major operations - four in total. The risks are low, the benefits of having the surgery are high - but each time they have to do it, the stress and worry gets worse than the time before.

Each time, I feel close to breaking - each time, we all pull through, and each time their life chances improve once it's over. A crisp tenner from the Bank of Ugger says you can do this

I dunno, there is a risk to their budget until they hit £15k which is a lot for a small school to come up with.

However, you can focus the debate on what support will need to be written into the statement for secondary, and the school might be prepared to state loads of support on the basis that they will not have to provide it.

The risk to their budget stops at £6k, Star. The AWPU is allocated anyway, and they have to meet the first £6k from within their own budget.

Sorry, you're right Lougle.

Got my wires cross with a different funding problem.

They can probably be 'seen' to meet the £6k quite easily, without 'spending' that much, iykwim. In fairness, if they're a good school and trying their best, they might be way more than half-way there, even without employing creative accounting techniques.

If there are 2 teachers plus a LSA, she could have an hour of 'teacher' preparation time allocated daily to make the work properly dyslexia-friendly, plus the cost of whatever interactive whiteboard software the school she needs, plus all 3 hours of the whole-class TA put into 'her' name.

I know I shouldn't say this but I'm kinda okay about them doing what they need to do - the only sticking point will be the dyslexia teacher teaching which they will have to buy in. The secondary school already have that on site. As she's in such a small school she's getting a fab education but the school are out of their depth with her and their standard teaching techniques are not helping her to progress and they admit this. They have said they will do all that they can but then won't call in the EP so we had to go private which the school encouraged and were completely in the loop. School have also allowed a dyslexia teacher which we are funding to come into school but it's only an hour a week which just isn't enough.

Just remember its not personal, it's only about your dd. do it then tell them after its in the post in case they to put you off. Remind them it's not personal but you need it in place for secondary.

It was told statutory assessment costs 20-12 k but that's not my problem. A bargain compared to a like on the dole queue! See - its a bargain investment really!

10 - 12 k that is

A SA costs £10-12k?

FFS. I'd do it for free for ds. If you were to pay everyone I can think of that is involved privately I can only get to about £2k max.

Trinunals and getting tribunal savvy expert witnesses costs more but arguably they aren't supposed to be necessary and LA staff don't cost as much as independent staff per hour.

I thought it was a out 2k star. The LA my daughters school is in - school have to buy in the services so you can see how much the service cost. A full dyslexia assessment was about £500, an hours of dyslexia teaching was £90 per hour.