Annual Review of statement

[asdx2]

Dd is in a lovely school with a statement and is thriving. School routinely meet her needs and I have no complaints.
I want to keep her support as it is but feel the statement wording needs altering to take account of her progress.
Spoke to the head this morning because the SENCO is still stuck abroad and asked about when I could see the reports and could I have parental contribution form seeing as they should be distributed before next week.
So I was a bit taken aback to be told they do things differently and there won't be reports and the review will be more informal.
Head is also a bit reluctant about re wording the statement but it isn't very relevant to dd now.
Am I right to be a bit or am I panicking for nothing? I would like to know where her strengths and difficulties lie before the review and I don't like shocks so prefer to know how the review will progress.
Any thoughts?
Has anyone had a similar experience?

I think you will find the reports have to be with all the participants two weeks before the review and saying they do things differently isn't on.
You can also put in your report that you would like things on the Statement changed and request that it is discussed at the meeting.
Ring the IPSEA advice line to check this.

SEN code of practice, you want section 9:13 on page 123 says what imahappycamper said, print off and take in.

I know the SEN code of practise like the back of my hand that's why I mentioned that they should be distributed before the middle of next week to the head. I was just taken aback that there are no reports ready and head doesn't seem to think they are necessary and we will do the AR off the cuff so to speak.
I am putting in my contribution but wanted to see her teacher's view of dd and her strengths and weaknesses prior to the AR.
The wording needs amending because it's an EYFS based statement and this is a transition to KS2.Just think that I wouldn't have a leg to stand on if the statement wasn't met with the wording as it is and I don't like that idea even if the placement is great so far.

No you are well within your rights and the Head is in dereliction of his/her duty. Don't take it lying down. This meeting is Statutory. Put in writing a request to see the reports in advance of the meeting.
I hate to say it but it is possible that the Head doesn't know the ropes. In many schools the SENCo does all of this and the Head just turns up to the meetings.(Or in some cases doesn't even do that because the SENCo is acting under the authority of the Head.)
You obviously like the school so you could mention in the letter that you appreciate what they are doing for DC.

I didn't think following the code was such a choice How can you say what you would like to see happen if you haven't had time to think about it, especially when you feel the statement needs amending?! I think imahappycamper is right, put in a written request, I would be very worried it would come back and bite me on the bum if I didn't.

around my way they won't amend the statement until secondary transfer unless there are very significant changes. No doubt they claim its not efficient and waste of resources if the school and child are managing with the status quo.
ds2 and ds3 had statements drawn up when they were 3 which were being sent to secondaries for their consideration. It was ludicrous.
At the Y5 review my parental contribution included a rewritten statement that I composed, cross referenced to all the reports available at the time and being part of the review papers, got sent to the secondary schools I named. Then low and behold, come the Y6 review and change of school, the proposed statements were mine verbatim! certainly one way of getting it to say what you want.
If you are happy with the school and the way things are being done at the moment why put yourself through it? The IEPs and termly reports will show evidence of progress.
If however you are wanting to move schools then you need it to reflect current functioning.

I am happy with the school it's just it seems bizarre to me that her statement contains objectives for pre reading and writing skills when dd will get level 3's across the board next month.
I would be very happy to rewrite the statement and would be happy to point out the bits that are no longer relevant. I don't want reassessment or a move just that the statement reflects dd as she is now.
It is lovely where she is now but I am wary that she may encounter different teachers who may not be so amenable and without an accurate statement I wouldn't have a leg to stand on in getting dd's needs met.
I don't like to be awkward but do feel that the code of practise is there for a reason and should be adhered to.
Also a lacksadaisical approach makes me anxious that things are being missed or that the statement isn't being considered a working document just a means of securing extra funding for the school.
Maybe I'm just terribly neurotic though

No not neurotic.
I know what you mean and if it is a question of wanting to safeguard against new teachers coming in then you should do whatever you feel is needed.
As for statements being a working document, in my experience and this is purely mine so no idea if it is the norm, ds2 Y9 and ds3 Y7 both have statements, I would expect the senco to know what is written in them but as far as all the subject teachers go I think they rely more on the IEP for their lesson planning and would not be surprised if they had not caught sight of the statements themselves.
Fortunately both schools are on the ball with ASD and bend over backwards for them. I'm very lucky.