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Friend's son (L) - was on holiday in Ibiza - playing alongside another child - other child said "What year are you in?" - L replied 2006!!!!!!!!!!!

<'> <'> <'> <'> <'> <'> <'> <'> <'> Wish I could do more than just a virtual hug - will be for you both

Hope it went well

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I'm off to the Sheffield one next week

A TA employed for 10 hours works 10 hours - and probably isn't entitled to a break if only working 2 hours per day. I've worked at several schools as an LSA and never had a paid break for coffee (if ever you got a coffee break that was) nor for lunchtime. Ten hours means ten hours

IPSEA cover this one!!! http://www.ipsea.org.uk/sevenfixes.htm#EarlyReview

About time too!

Hurrah for that school!!! Here are the grounds for asking for an assessment - which is the start of the process of deciding whether a child needs a statement: This is from the SEN Code of Practice ... available online at http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/_doc/3724/SENCodeOfPractice.pdf (NOT RECC FOR LIGHT READING!) Don't be put off by the severe and complex bit ... most children with autism fit this as they cover most of the categories!!! PS - the only problem may be that the LEA will say that the school can't show that they've put in enough measures of their own and/or that they haven't given sufficient time for their measures to bear fruit

Here we go: Code of Practice ...

You can ask for an urgent review, over and above the annual review process ... I'll toddle off and find the official gumph on this and let you know.

<'> >< <'> >< <'> >< <'> >< <'> >< What an idiot - who gave him the job? Put something in writing to the head regarding your concern about his lack of understanding of your son. Along the lines of ... If there's no visible improvement then write to the governors

This any good?? http://www.hypohh.net/

Hi there all Beware if you get an email purporting to be from me and inviting you to join this social networking site - it basically scams email addresses and then sends out unsolicited emails to all on your address book. This will only affect those of you who have exchanged emails with me at my gmail address - less than ten but thought it easier to note it here in case you get sent anything from other people as well :-) Sorry for any inconvenience Older but wiser

IPSEA have issued a statement re this : http://www.ipsea.org.uk/PDFs/Briefing%20Ch...0Delegation.pdf

<'> >< <'> >< <'> Then could you look at the nearest one out of area?

OK :- 1 - ask them to send you an agenda for the meeting and a brief synopsis of the content of the meeting in order for you to seek advice 2 - ask them to ensure that a decision maker attends the meeting inlight of the imminent deadline to let the independent school know what is happening 3 - ask the head of the independent school to attend - may speed things up ... - tell the LEA that you have invited them to come as the meeting may involve information from them 4 - Whatever proposals they may or may not come up with ask them to put them in writing to you within 5 working days of the meeting That should shake them up a bit You could also ask the head of the independent school why there is a deadline ....?

Dredged the following out of the bowels of my computer: Try here to see what's on offer over and above this in your area ... http://local.direct.gov.uk/LDGRedirect/ind...ansport+schemes Good news is that there is a bill on its way through parliament at the moment to make this NATIONAL free travel from 2008 :thumbs:

:wallbash: Just keep the AK47 under lock and key a little longer! :star:

New edition out this month: http://www.governornet.co.uk/linkAttachmen...7%20-%20pdf.pdf

I just finally got around to watching the prog y'day from Christmas - gonna buy the DVD when it's out :-)

I simply cannot believe that grown adults would do this ... http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervi...STIC_S1.article

Ought to send that to Richard and Judy's 'jobs worth' section!