starting secondary school - how easy is it to get 15 hours 1:1 through delegated funding?

[bjkmummy]

dd has a NIL - appealing it - appeal due to be heard next year,.

been to secondary school open evening tonight as dd in year 6 - saw the senco and mentioned the NIL and senco was very very reassuring that they would work with the NIL and she would get 15 hours support under the delegated funding - no problem at all so no need for me to worry about having a NIL....

am I missing something? should I be appealing if I know that just like that the school next sept will give her everything she could possibly need???????

I would still appeal the NIL because that is really not worth the paper its written on. I also very much doubt that the SENCO 18 months on would actually recall ever saying anything so reassuring to you either!.

see that's it polter but can I be so believing - the senco sits on the sen panel and it felt that she knew who I was and been told to say whatever I needed to hear that a NIL is okay - my friend who also has a son at the school was there when she said it but in the last year ive been talking to her she keeps changing her viewpoint. post tribunal when I went to see her she was quite hostile but last night she totally changed and was questioning me on how long she had had the asd dx and was commenting openly how social she seemed etc etc - my mum alert is going off and I don't know why - this leaves the other school who have openly said they do not want her - their open evening is next week so will be interesting to see what they say a year on. I would love to believe she would get the support she needs but given this is my 3rd sen child I have seen over the years so many things promised and then the reality be completely different.

I was told that by the time she has been supoorted by her key adult at morning and afternoon registration and been to SALT, dylexia support and another group they were putting her in there wouldnt be any funding for one to one in her main lessons!! The reality is at the moment there is a TA in most rooms but she definitely isnt getting one to one.

I am going to be asking the question of how much provision is actually in place for her next week before I make the decision of whether to fight the NIL or not. My appeal date is January.

Yes only have 2 schools, nearest in walking distance has a sen unit which you need a statement to get into but they expect the children to access the mainstream. Brand new build, open plan with classes at times of 90 kids, terrible for a kid with any sensory issues, they said last year as she was academically low they may even refuse to accept her. Other parents who have had nil they have refused a place as nil said child needed a scone/reader and they didn't want to provide the support (we have the same in our nil) they have no specialist teachers and really don't want her. Other school has no unit , older type build, academy again, does have specialist teachers and has said she would get 15 hours under her NIL but school long way from home, means her getting a bus and also we would have to pay for the bus as well - sen wise patchy as well from what I hear. In reality neither school is suitable - reports say she needs specialist school for dyslexia /asd but can't even start that fight until we get a blooming statement!