Should I initiate statatory assessment?

[2boysnamedR]

For my non verbal three year old? He gets feet funding, under portage, had a ep and slt say he's not suitable for mainstream. Supposed to be going for a asd and speech unit pre school. He's complex and severe.

I recently told his early years worker that I'm washing my hands of his educational future. I told her that she has to make things happen and talk to the la on my behalf. You might know I'm facing my third appeal for his brother.

If I ask for anything I feel that i will be fought. I feel that he's complex and totally unsuitable to go into ms without a ehcp. No one wants to see that kind of mess... His behaviour I feel will advocate for him. I don't need to argue his lack of speech. No one has heard him talk - ever!

Ipsea told me I should start the ball rolling. I don't think I can do this again. If he gets into ms with no ehcp it will be messy, that's when I will start fighting for special school ( but with the " no one listens to me, you need to do something" approach.

Should I really be starting assessment? He is defiantly going to put forward for a ehcp even if he doesn't get into a specialist pre school. He's got a place at a sure start nursery. The manager agrees with me.

If she asks for a ehcp he's more likely to get one than me surely?

Ask portage or nursery to start the ball rolling but if nothing happens then you might have to apply yourself. I can totally understand why you don't want to do it.
Keep nagging at whoever you ask so they don't forget or think you will go away. Maybe even send an email or call a meeting so it's in writing that x will have started the process by y date.
My ds started school with no statement and it was a disaster but they didn't half move quick to get stuff in place! EP was in there like a rat up a drain pipe

its hard 2boys and with 3 with SEN I have had to fight one at a time and its been hard as my LA especially with DD are punishing her for my previous battles with them . But your younger son clearly needs an EHCP and a good school placement and with early intervention being key he needs it as soon as possible. to take the pressure of you at this point ask portage or nursery to get it started - often requests from them are taken more seriously than parental requests and see what happens. also if he sees any other medical professionals speak to them as well to get support from them. also this time your younger son will go through the EHVP process and parents are meant to be key to the process and now an equal partner - you can also get an independent supporter to help you so look up who they are in your area as well

Thanks, my guts is telling me to leave things to his key workers in the council. His paed notified him to education months ago. If the la think I'm going to fight for him they might discharge responsibility to me. I can't fight to appeals at once.

He was a nightmare viewing all three special pre schools. He had to be restrained in his pram. I can't see how on earth he will cope in school as he's big and strong. They can't restrain him, he never does what you ask. He's got the mental age of a nine month old. He has to run round in circles till he falls over dizzy. He can bearly walk without falling.

Such fun games we have to play in this stupid aystem

2boys there were some stats on one of these boards not long ago saying that EHCPs applied for by schools/settings were more likely to succeed, so I would try to get them to do the work for you.

That said, if I was a busy nursery school worker I might be grateful for a sample letter from a reputable website as a start, with an idea of who to send it to....

I would at least get the request in if I were you. As part of the process they will have to ask the nursery for their views and it sounds like they will inevitably support an EHCP. At least that way they will be tied in to meeting the 6 week time limit rather than you having to wait till the nursery gets round to it.

Thanks. I view the sure start nursery in two weeks so I will see if they want me to send the forms off, or if they plan to send them before he starts there.

You don't need to send any forms off, you just do a letter and, if appropriate, attach copies of any reports. There's a good precedent on the SOS SEN website.