Who's children are starting school in September? Shall we all start hand holding for each other?

[autumnsmum]

Hi autumns mum here as I mentioned in sn chat dd2 will be starting in reception in her sp sch in September .i wondered who else has a little one starting then ?

Good advice autumnsmum, thank you, I will.

Yes autumn they told us that they didn't have enough evidence. Apparently, a psychologist's and a SALT report alongside the paed saying he would need help in school as well as a comprehensive report from the council's own early years team wasn't enough

Gosh that is worrying JJXM I do hope I'm not refused in my request and I do hope that you are successful.

Jjxm I can only echo what skimming has said its terrible this has happened

Just wanted to say hello to all the lurkers and new posters it's brilliant to see you here

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I had an update, my son's statement is now back on track and there shouldn't be any delays now. Everything is going ok so far.

I hope everyone elses is going ok as well.

Hello I'll join the party if thats ok. DS has verbal dysprqxia and ASD and is also virtually non verbal and unfortunately will be one f the youngest when he starts, so wish he'd been born a few weeks later. Had to fight to get the statutory assessment but it's now underway. Very much hoping he can go to school with speech and language unit.

Good luck to everyone going through the statementing process. Keep on it and make sure you get things in writing are the lessons I've leant so far!

That is so good you are back on track lillicat must be a relief

Hi Ahhhcant this is crazy to hear of parents of children with such difficulties having to fight so hard to have them assessed or being refused. Glad you are underway

Jjxm you have just described to a tea the exact same issues all documented for my son, haven't even thought about a statement. At the moment he is happy at nursery as he would be being allowed to do what he wants all day and I'm petrified about him starting school. Also my dd1 couldn't get in to local school as oversubscribed for her year, local school is a small rural school and when I asked about getting her in the acting headmistress said he would be better off at dd1s school. However when speaking to her school they were very negative as he will not get any funding without a statement and statements are due to cease. So I have two schools both of which don't really fill me with confidence in dealing with him as money is obviously more important! So annoyed and at a complete loss at what to do!!! Anyone have any advice? Tia xx

reecieroo I would suggest talking to the professionals involved in your son's care and see about putting in a request for a statutory assessment. My DS is very undemanding in nursery as this is the way his autism presents and so flies under the radar - he needs support to interact and not just do his own thing.

If your local school is named in the statement then they have no choice but to take him. Also, he would receive some support at your DD's school just not as much as he would receive with a statement. If he was put on school action plus because he wasn't coping, then the school have to provide the first £6000 from their budget which is equivalent to about 11.5 hours 1-1.

We received the news today that our LEA are going ahead with the statutory assessment. They've given no explanation for their change of mind

Jjxm thats great news although they should have assessed him in the first place

Thank you Skimmingstones it is a huge relief, at the moment it just seems to be the wait. Everyone involved in his care agrees he should go to the local special school but it is over subscribed so I don't know if he will get a places.

The educational psychologist gave pages of recommendations that I don't think a main stream school would ever be able to meet but it still worries me they would sent him there.

JJXM congratulations on your good news, I hope things continue to go well.

Hello

Just thought I would bump up this thread

Hope everything is moving forward for people.

We are still waiting to hear back whether ds is going to be assessed. SALT, physio and ot have sent off their reports, will feel a lot more relaxed when (staying positive!) we hear he is going to be assessed!

Nice to see you've bumped it hazey hope everyone's doing well

Hi my dd(5) starts in August (scotland) we've already deferred a year so she'll probably be the eldest in her year.

The school is perfect, brand new I'm a little worried I havent met the head as she is on mat leave but should be back in April. The nursery have been fab organising transition meetings and visits so I'm not overly concerned.

Dd probably has a genetic condition that causes muscle myopathy and hypermobility. She is totally ready for school, she's getting bored of nursery. I do worry that if she's exhausted after 2 hours at pre school she's never going to cope with a full day.

Good luck to everyone awaiting statements and acceptances to ss. Apologies for thevtypos using dds tablet.

my dd starts in September and I am absolutely terrified for her. I am so lucky in my local area there is so much provision for disabled children. Me and dh had a look around our 2 local special schools, autism unit, 2 different speech and language units and have finally decided to go for a Developmental Assessment Unit as recommended by our EP. Am in the middle of the statementing process, have been approved for assessment and have sent off all documents for the assessment so just waiting on hearing back, but everyone is in agreement that she needs the statement so trying not to stress. The DAU is only a one year placement and is only for reception age children so she will need to be placed somewhere else next year so the worry starts all over again. Plus due dd2 end of july so much going on!!! Just hope all our dc's will be ok and it wont be to stressful for either them or us! x

Hi pink bunny an assessment unit sounds interesting and congrats on the pregnancy I had dd2 three weeks after ds started reception

I had never heard of one before it was recommended to me, and thank u :) I have probably about 5 weeks at home with dd and the new baby, hubby has 2 weeks paternity and then will be us on our own, feeling nervous

I too have a DS starting school this September who is currently undergoing assessment for probable ASD. I have just returned to work as a secondary teacher, after a year's maternity leave, and while I am obviously still really worried about how my DS will get on in school I have to say that being back in the school environment and seeing how well the vast majority of students on the SEN register are getting on has really helped to ease some of my terror. I personally teach several students with special needs in a mainstream classroom (several with ASD, several with ADHD and one student with DS) and just seeing how they are coping generally has lifted my spirits and given me hope that things might not be as bad as I imagine. Of course they may well have had rocky times in school and still might, and I don't wish to downplay the difficulties often faced by SEN children and their parents, but I just wanted to share the optimism I'm allowing myself to feel at the moment. It's such a scary situation trying to see into the future of my DS but working with these SEN students (and there are quite a high number, even in my reasonably small village secondary school) has somehow helped to 'normalise' the situation for me (hope that makes sense).

Bumping this. And also a small update from me. We have had our statement review and all the paperwork has been sent back and received by the LA. Were told yesterday we should hear where DD will be placed in the next two weeks. So fingers crossed!

Hi moo mummy lovely to hear from you do you think you will get the school you want?

We have been told we should do. But until I see it in writing I don't dare believe it!!

Is all going ok for you? Your DC is at the special preschool aren't they? Does that mean you are guaranteed a place at the school?

Whatsthatnoise we are in Scotland too, my ds will also be starting in August. It sounds like a lovely school you have lined up. I imagine they will do half-days for a while when she starts which should help with the tiredness. We are waiting to hear if we can have a language unit place.

Thank you moo yes as the school is named on her statement dd2 will be starting reception at her school in September. I did double check though with the school to see if I had to go through general admissions as well . Bilberry welcome hope you get the unit place you want