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I know there have been many threads in the past about transition to secondary and how it can go well with the right input but I am beginning to panic now. Dd will be gong to secondary in Sept. Local mainstream but with a good SEN dept. She has a statement for 25 hours 1:1 support per week. I have been in contact regularly with the senco at secondary school who is more than willing for dd to visit how many times she wants. But the primary are being awkward. First they want dd to go over with a group of 12 pupils who they think will benefit from these visits. Secondary want to see dd by herself at first or at least with a friend she has chosen. (they want to concentrate specifically on dd at first) The specialist teacher for ASD is supposed to liase between the schools and have a transition plan in place, she has asked me too contact secondary directly myself to arrange visits. Well I can do that and did but the time we worked out was then not a good time for primary and dd was due to miss something that she was looking forward to. Obviously yr 6 is a busy time with lots going on but I feel primary are being particulalry awkward because we are saying that dd should visit by herself at first and this has 'spoiled' their plans. I sent an e-mail to primary senco who said she had contacted secondary to arrange visits after half term, forwarded this to secondary who said that she had not been contacted by phone or e-mail. Dd is likely to have problems transferring and I can't believe they have left it this late and I am doing all of the chasing. Secondary have also said they are against large groups of SEN pupils visiting at the same time as then you are presuming they will all have the same problems and they are 'lumped' together from beginning.

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It sounds like high school know what they are doing. I'd bypass primary & sort it out directly with them. If that interferes with primary's routine - tough, she is leaving there. More work for you of course, but well worth it, this is too important to allow primary to screw up. Good luck >:D<<'>

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Now that sats are out of the way yr 6 starts to wind down a little. J has 3 visits all in all for his secondary school and basically primary like it or lump it. Ask Ps when they have things arranged ( educational visits etc) and just book the days for her. Sounds to me that they are trying to hold you over a barrel. I have arranged js and told him about them and have told them that unless they want meltdowns they will let me take him and they have agreed.

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Thanks all >:D<<'> I don't know why primary are being like this but I expect its something to do with secondary asking one of dd's LSAs to come along with her on a visit. I did originally ask primary for a timetable of yr 6 events but they 'forgot' to tell me about the visitor coming into school to show some animals, wasn't on any newsletter either. But you are right I shall bypass primary as I suspected I would have to do all along. Funny but in the last primary governers meeting the senco was asked what transition plans had been made for the children with SEN in the minutes she says that all transition plans are in place whatever that means. I feel really bad that I haven't pushed for this more.

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The Primary school are being very obstructive, and unreasonably so.

When my son transferred, he wasn't going to the main feeder secondary. Nevertheless, the primary and secondary collaborated well for his benefit.

He had 4 afternoon visits, accompanied by a LSA from primary. He met three key people, was shown his areas and allowed to explore and discuss with the adults. Before the visits, they asked what his favourite lessons were, so he had 2 science experiences and 2 art. Everyone that he met knew his name. He collected a list of his teachers for next year, a timetable and a map of the school.

When he went with the other 7 children from his school who were going to be moving up with him, he was calm and happy about the whole idea.

 

I sent him up with an A4 sheet to be distributed to his teachers, a sort of guide to handling him. Most of them read it and found it helpful.

 

Your primary has handled this badly, and I would not only go ahead and organise things myself, but I'd be writing an

'I am very disappointed...' letter to the Governors, pointing out that they failed and mislead the SEN children in their care, and insisting that a close eye be kept on this next year. Too late for your daughter, not too late to name and shame.

Sounds like next year will be much better!

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