APPLICATION FOR FUNDING FOR HELP IN SCHOOL , HELP OR TIPS URGENTLY NEEDEDE.

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DS2 had his 2 year assesmentin june 2006 and the health visitor was concerned about his poor speech. She referred him to a speech therapist and he has made a little progress.
The pre school he goes to were also concerned about his speech and arranged for the SENCO to come and see him and after that the Educational Psychologist came and assesed(sp) him.
The outcome of this is that he has delayed speech and struggles to understand anything more than basic instructions.
As a result of this they have reccomended that pre school apply for funding for help for DS2 which should see him through reception class. There is part of the form which asks for parental concerns and
I would be so greatfull for ANY help and advice about what to put and what not to put on this form to maximise the chance of getting as much help as I can for my lovely DS who desperatly needs it.
TIA BKBK

I will come back later, just off to put children to bed

The whole enhanced Action Plus thing is a big con. It's what they're trying to do instead of statements. Makes me because they then say there's no need for statements...

I am very sure there are children out there with much worse problems than those of my DSs so I wouldnt for one second think he would get a statement if I asked them to, but what happens in the case where there is more need of a statement. Do they drag their feet and pass you from one specialist/expert to another?

That wasn't our experience as ds old school were so bad that his behaviour deteriorated to crisis point and he was an urgent case. I know others have struggled though. If you feel he needs a statement then apply. Speak to IPSEA and SOSSEN and ask their advice too.