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We got a statement!

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xenzani · 08/01/2015 08:16

I received dd2s proposed statement yesterday!

Another one up to me against her old school, they told me she wouldn't get one and they were wrong, and they did do it for her behaviour!

Anyway, just having someone check it is all okay, to me it seems to be although I have never seen one before so really wouldn't know. Loads of stuff in part 3, all the objectives seem to have quite in depth provisions to help reach them. Under funding and resources, it says 25 hours per week learning support assistance will be required, although doesn't say how those hours are to be used, unless the objectives and provision accounts for that.

I don't know how long she will be at the PRU for, but it still seems the best place for her, even with the statement, going back to mainstream terrifies me in case a repeat of her last school happens, but with the statement/support, it shouldn't. No school named on it yet.

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sweetteamum · 08/01/2015 10:18

That's brilliant news. Well done you.

I don't suppose the 25 hrs are full time are they? Apart from breaks and lunchtimes. Rather than being taken out for 1 hour here and there.

adrianna22 · 08/01/2015 11:59

Well done!

Tambaboy · 08/01/2015 12:45

Fab news, well done!

mumsuz · 08/01/2015 13:34

That is really good to hear! Congrats.

AttilaTheMeerkat · 08/01/2015 13:34

xenzani

I would run this past someone like IPSEA or SOSSEN if you have not already done so. Parts 2 and 3 are the most important parts of this document and these have to be right.

"Under funding and resources, it says 25 hours per week learning support assistance will be required, although doesn't say how those hours are to be used, unless the objectives and provision accounts for that".

This is the bit that would concern me because support in law has to be both specified and quantified. I really hope this proposed document is up to muster but you need to be prepared for the scenario that it may not be.

2boysnamedR · 08/01/2015 13:45

Well done

Ineedmorepatience · 08/01/2015 14:19

Great news xen I agree with attila though about getting it checked and make sure it is water tight!!

They often use language such as "Access to" or "Would benefit from" This is not specific enough and you need to question it.

Brilliant that you got it though and that your Dd is more settled

Babieseverywhere · 08/01/2015 14:41

Well done :)

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xenzani · 08/01/2015 14:51

I am getting it checked, the charity that helped get the LA to change their mind about assessing will be going over it, need to get it scanned to send it properly to her, in the mean time she has photos of it.

I won't be signing it until fully happy and ready for the fight if it isn't right.

Also makes me wonder if we would have got one sooner, before we got to this stage.

Thanks all!

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senvet · 08/01/2015 16:50

Great win
Glad you have a charity on board as well.

They will sort whether there is a genuine case for 25 hours, ie there are times when no help is needed, or whether it is just a figure plucked from the air in the hope that dd's difficulties vanish for part of the day to suit their budget

Just to add to the list of unspecific nonsense
'regular'
'recommended'

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