linsha31 Report post Posted December 6, 2008 Sorry it has been a very long time since i have been here ,and have only just found it again but i really need your help ,we fought for my daughter to go to a local specialist Autism school a while ago they agreed as no local school could cope ,we had already been through many illegal suspensions ,a official expulsion and part time schooling and this is to name a fraction of the things that went on , she was due to go up to local special senior school but after much debate they said they couldn't cope with her either ( daughters dx severe autism,severe learning difficulties ,challenging behaviour and Epilepsy ) My daughter loved her new school she goes as a day pupil not residential ,she took to it straight away no more violence from her at home or at school , well any way at the last review the LEA officer said they are putting wheels in motion to move my daughter back to the local senior school as they have a new building and apparently now this make everything all right !! i do not want my daughter moved this has been the first time she has settled at a school and has started to learn things and enjoy life i am so upset over this ,the LEA officer agrees with us that my daughter should not be moved she has seen great progress in her too , and has told us including my daughters school to write letters as to why my daughter should not be moved which we will all do then she will take our case to her boss , i am so angry and upset that once again we have to fight to get my daughter the education she needs ,her current school think its a very bad idea to move her and a representative from the local senior special school let slip that they are full till 2010 as well (they want to move my daughter next year as she is 16 ) so they also want to cram her into an already full school ,she also admitted the facilities were not to her liking even in the new building and she still wouldn't cope having Amy at the moment , i am so angry and tired of fighting we have decided if they try to move her we will just remove her from the education system i honestly have had enough i will be writing to my MP also get her consultant to write one if i can to support us she has no social worker ,can any one think of any thing else i could do ?? is it too early in the Game to contact IPSEA ? i tried NAS in the past they were not very help full Many thanks ,if any one wants more past info i am happy to oblige Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted December 6, 2008 Hi Linsha Welcome back to the forum. Hugely upsetting and stressful for you, but try not to panic just yet. In order to move your daughter the LA would have to amend her statement, and this would give you the right of appeal against the change of school. From what you say it sounds as though you would have strong evidence to prove that Amy is better off in the specialist environment. Am I right in thinking it's a mainstream school they are thinking of moving her back to? What, ( apart from the new building!), are the reasons they've given for the proposed move? Getting as much professional and political support on board as you can is a good idea. Other things I think you could do to arm yourself for possible future battle: Get the LEA officer's opinion in writing if you can, by conducting any future discussions via email or letter. If she thinks your daughter shouldn't be moved and the mainstream facilities aren't suitable, and you have a record of this, you will be in a strong position. You may have to do it by stealth and keep it informal- if she knows her views are being collected as evidence she may clam up and refuse to say anything. Could you email her to ask what you should say in your letter? Get anything you can in writing, actually - heads letting slip that a school is full etc. If it's in black and white nobody can claim they never said it! Check your daughter's statement - is it a good one?. Does part 2 accurately describe her difficulties? Does part 3 accurately describe the provision she should have - and is getting now? If so, it will be harder for the LA to justify the move. Visit the local senior school if you can, to see first hand what they could provide for your daughter. You will then be in a better position to say why it wouldn't be suitable. It sounds as though you have influential people who agree with you, so don't despair. And it isn't too early to contact IPSEA or similar organisation, they may be able to help you head off a difficult battle with the LA. Don't despair - you can fight this! K x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linsha31 Report post Posted December 6, 2008 It isn't a main stream school its a special school it was a primary special school that couldn't cope with her it is the local senior special that they want her to go to now they the senior special school told the lea they wouldn't cope with her either which is why they agreed to send her to a more specialist school the reason they give for wanting to move her back is so as she is in area and they can begin to make adult provision for her there are no provisions in my area for children like my daughter and even less for adults like my daughter ,but in other words its the money ,and i already have the wheels in motion at her current school they will help me with the adult provision in my area Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
