Stat assessment refused, WETAUGUST, STAR and anyone else help me please

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Received SA decision not necessary at this time.

I am in shock at what school have written in the form they have sent them.

Please tick areas of special educational need.

All they have ticked is speech difficult and next to Autism box they have written in capital letters NOT YET DIAGNOSED!

'Ds is making adequate progress both academically and socially and SA is not required. The school is employing numerous measures as stated in ds's IEP. Taking advice from outside agencies.

Teachers report (all the bad bits) In class ds needs frequent support to complete his work. He is slow with writing generally. He lacks motivation and is over reliant on adult support. He needs frequent reminders to keep him on task. At times he disregards instructions from support staff. He sulks/cries and takes himself to the back of the carpet when reprimanded.

Support/resources deployed to enable ds to access curriculum.

1:1 SALT twice a week.
Timetable of the day on his desk
Group TA support when necessry
Often has adult support on his table to assist him with his work.

The school then go on trying to portray me as a precious complaining mother and have even included an up dated IEP dated Feb which i havent even seen! Also state I requested an OT report be shredded (OT manager made this request, not me)

I know i need to appeal this decision, but what grounds do i appeal on?

Thanks Wetaugust, the school have asked that i do not contact SENCO unless its 'an emergency', which is very convenient for them. She only wants to speak to me once a term.

The more i object, the more unreasonable they try to make me look.

I would write to the SEN governor at your sons school and let them know about the situation. Write and tell the Head that you have advised the SEN governor of the situation that her staff are not wanting to be approached in regard to your son and would rather wait until an emergency occurred.

Thanks wasup, just phoned the LA for name and address of SEN governor, they were very cagey about giving me his name, address and kept telling me to contact the school.

I had to really insist they give it to me! Anyhow i have it now and will write. Thanks

Hope you get somewhere with the SEN Governor but when I was a parent Governor the SEN Governor was very cosy with the Head and therefore would be likely to side with him.
Hope that isn't the case for you.

Well ive just spoken to IPSEA and they are basically saying dont complain that school are not following recommendations or blame the school as this will undermine ds's need for a statement as Wetaugust said.

Apparently i would be better of stating they are unable to follow recommendations because they do not have the resources available.

Its hard going at it from a different angle, when i know they just dont want to and oppose to cant. I have to look at it, as they unable to

Thanks Star, i think i now understand the grounds on which i am appealing, was a bit confused before.