handed the letter i posted a few days ago to the head at pre school, she read straight away and we talked for an hour aferwards, she asked me not to withdraw ds from nursery and that we can sort things out, she adv that ds is on early years action plus, and since our meeting 2 weeks ago a member of staff has been making observations on ds re language (does she not beleive the salt report or something) so that she as something to report for the big meeting next week. I told her i have today sent in letter requesting lea for assessment for sen, she was bit taken back by this and said prob best coming from me as she still not 100% sure he needs one, i told her i visited a sn school last week and that ds would fit perfect there, she said he prob would but needs statement, anyway she said let me speak to a contact in lea who does the statements and she will speak to me later.
So went to pick up ds and spoke to head again, she spoke to lea and suddenly they can offer ds an assessment place in a sn unit within a ms school, without a statement, how great it would be, and he would get transport to school so wouldnt have to worry about that, she gave me the head teachers number and said to go view the school before the big meeting next week and see what i think, then we wouldnt have to worry abo statementing. I was drawn into this for about a hour, really excited sounded perfect until i phoned the head at the school, who asked about ds and his age, and said she hoped it didnt mind but she thinks he would be best placed at xxxxxx special school (this is the one i visited last week, i hadnt even mentioned it to her). She said they would do there best for ds but he woulnd t be with kids his agegroup as mixture between 4 - 7 year olds and that he wouldnt be able to do the stuff his ag group would be doing, she didnt think ds would benefit from her unit, and she also said she feels like a dumping ground for the lea, they send kids there when they should be statementedand sent to a provision that can best help them, she was annoyed that the lea had recommended her unit for ds as not suitable, she said i can come visit the unit though and she would take him in and they would do their best.
So was shattered by this and now i feel like the lea and head at pre- school trying to buy me off painting a rosy picture about this base al because they are trying to avoid statementing.
So although it was nice for an hour to think that ds schooling was sorted for sep and he would get the help he needed i am now back to square bloody 1 and i can see i have a bigger fight on my hands to get ds into sn school, i have decided that he defo needs to this sn school and will fight all they way.