Statement provision - help!

[SensationalSusie]

Hi, we have statement through and after appealing have managed to get pushed up to 30hours classroom assistance.

It states ‘access to 30 hours per week classroom assistance’

In the appeal I asked for it to be specified that the support would be 1:1 and not in a package of shared support with other children.

The EA spent some time talking to me today to try and talk me out of it, saying that because my child has social and behavioural difficulties it’s important not to specify 1:1.

Yet he has just told me there are times he needs her and she is helping others.

Please advise as to what is best.

The EA is talking rubbish.

‘Access to 30 hours per week classroom assistance’ is not detailed, specified and quantified enough. It is poor wording. Not only does it not say 1:1, ‘access to’ means it might not actually be delivered and what does ‘classroom assistance’ actually mean?

Do you mean the Statement says that after the appeal has concluded? Or do you mean it says that and you have appealed but the appeal hasn’t yet concluded?

We had a similar moment where someone tried to tell me that it was in ds’s interest for his TA to be shared in case he got to dependent on her. They are very slithery sometimes. Get it written as rigidly as you can

@BrightYellowTrain we are still in SENDIST appeal at present. I have submitted Case Statement and supporting documents. The EA have come back with amended statement with increase of 10 hours. But are not keen to state 1:1 and say it would be detrimental.

1:1s being detrimental is a common argument. It doesn’t make it true. However much the EA wants it to be. Ignore the EA’s games and keep going with the appeal. Do you have evidence to support 30 hours 1:1 is required? You will need that.

@BrightYellowTrain tonnes of evidence so I don’t think it will be a problem getting it if it goes to tribunal. Hoping the EA sees sense and amends before it gets to that stage.