DC is ADHD & ASD and now in Y11. No EHCP as they ‘manage’ well, but is really struggling with revision because the standard school-taught methods just aren’t working. I’ve been asking the SENCO and Head of KS4 for support since the start of Y10. The last response I had from the SENCO was defensive, the kicker being that ‘they have 150 other SEN students to manage’, which really wound me up. Out of frustration, I made a GDPR request to see all SEN documentation (I was v.specific asking for internal emails, meeting notes, provision maps, support plans/pupil passports, intervention records. documents stored on systems such as Edukey, or SIMS) to have written evidence about what they actually know and provide for DC. The info arrived today and they don’t even have the ADHD diagnosis on their register. There is also no information pre-Y10. I feel like I’m being placated rather than supported.
I’m going to follow up because DC is clearly being let down through a lack of reasonable adjustments. Any advice or experience would be hugely appreciated.