statutory assessment and who gets involved??

[sodit]

ds1's nursery have made an application for statutory assessment. I am waiting for all the paperwork from the council to come through (i am in herts). I was just wondering do the professionals such as the ed pysch see him before the decision is made whether to assess or not and am I told when this will happen. Or because I am not the one that applied I dont get copied on correspondence?.
The statement is to get him a place in a language unit as he is at a specialist nursery so all his needs are being well met at the moment. The nursery are also very used to having asessments done for children like ds1 which is why I am not the one applying although i do know if the aseessment is refused I can appeal.

Hi sodit. No, generally the decision to assess or not is based on what is currently known. So they will use the information given to them by yourself & nursery, and any reports you submit, which means that if an ed psych hasn't already seen her, they won't have an ed psych opinion. If they decide that there is enough evidence that your DD needs stat assessment, then they will tell you. At that point the ed psych will do an assessment, as will all other profesionals involved in her care.

Duchess it is a language/ communication group within a state funded nursery so he has specialist salt as well as mixing with NT children. Think I will ask when panel is and to be notified of decision that/next day.
Thanks lou that clears it up - he will only see ed pysch if they decide to assess - makes it clearer now.