no to stat assessment

[farfalla]

i am so annoyed got a letter from lea today,

refused us on the grounds, the school had failed to send in info from the E.P

and others involved in his care at school.

 

rang the school and the senco was very apologetic, but its like i said to her,

it took her 3 months to send the silly thing off, and they did it incomplete.

 

now we are moving at the end of the month, so the school are sending all the information

back to lea this week, so at least if we get an appeal to a yes, DS' statement process will

continue, and not have to be restarted!

 

i am drained and for what................. those idiots!

[Stardust]

Hi Farfalla

 

You have two things to do here:

 

(1) Personally go to the school and get the information yourself and send it off by registered post to the LEA and then ring up the LEA and ask them to reconsider at their next available Panel.

 

(2) Fill in the forms to SENDIST and register an Appeal and let the LEA know that you have done that. You can download the forms from the SENDIST website.

 

It is NOT your fault that the school have not done what they are supposed to. The amount of times I hear about school's failing parents this way is disgusting!!!

 

Do not, whatever you do, withdraw your Appeal until you have it in writing that the LEA will agree to an assessment.

 

And good luck!

 

Edited to add: Our SENCO dragged her heels and she only sent the information the LEA needed on the very LAST day of getting all the forms in and even then she had to fax them in. She did not really want to do it - she hates having children with Statements in her school and it was only because my son's senior tutor actually filled the forms in himself and told her to do it that she did.

 

Maybe your SENCO is equally reluctant? It will be a case of you having to push this all the way yourself and it is not easy but by golly it is worth it in the end.

Edited November 13, 2008 by Stardust

[Jadensmum]

You have already received some really good advice from Stardust so just wanted to say Good Luck and to the SENCO.

[JsMum]

Hi, Just wanted to send you some of these <'> in these testing times, moving as well, its going to be stressful enough, we moved at the same time as fighting for Js Specialist school, its really exhausting, but you will get there, agree with what stardust has said, do it yourself, get as much sorted out with the forms for the Assessment, you will be very busy with the move.

 

Good Luck and hope you like your new home.

 

JsMum