peripetatic language teacher

[kissingfrogs]

who do peripetatic specialist speech/language teachers work for?
Dd2 has just started (2 wks ago) having sessions in school after a panel meeting decided she needed extra support. This teacher did not come in this week. I know she's done an assessment and I really need a copy of it to take to dd2's hospital appointment next weds. Problem is, dd2's classteacher only knows the woman's first name and doesn't know who/which dept. she works for, no contact details, no written info etc.

Should I ring LEA, or local health authority or what?

i'd phone the lea and draw to their attention that you have not had enough information about this member of staff. i used to work for a peripatetic sensory impairment team and if we were visiting a pupil then a letter would be sent to the parent explaining who we were, when we would be visiting and asking whether the parent would like to be present for the assessment. it doesn't seem right that this teacher was assessing your ds without any contact with you in advance.

we would always send home the report following the assessment, so i hope at the very least you will be receiving the report. ask the lea for contact details of the teacher's base so that you can arrange to have the assessment report before your appointment.

Thanks raggedrobin - you always seem to answer me which I'm so grateful for. I'll try the lea on monday.
I have been upset about being left in the dark about dd2's new support. I already had a "do" with the school/lea about the sensory team who came out to assess dd2 - I knew that assessment was taking place at some point but wasn't informed that it had happened until a few days after - I was really upset to not know that as dd2 can't tell me what happens in her day. They referred to ed psych - the report from her went to the panel who decided on language support due to dd2's receptive & expressive language difficulties.
I feel like the annoying parent in the background who is trying to stick her nose in - that's how not being informed makes me feel. I wish it wasn't like this.

woops! stalker alert!

you are not being an annoying parent. you only wish to be informed in the way that parents in other areas now expect to be kept informed. if it is good practice in other areas then there's no reason why you should feel bad about it. hope you get the report in time.

you aren't being unreasonable, it's good practice and good manners for you to be told who is coming in when to help your child. would hope that someone at the school does know who this specialist teacher is, sounds somewhat lax if not....

ragged:
Thanks Total, I'm going to put the Head on the spot on Mon.