Initiating the statementing process

[Flora]

Hi, can anyone tell me what is the best way of initiating a statement. I know that the initiating process can come from the parents or the school but can anyone say what is the most advisable; parents or the school?

 

Lauren

[nellie]

Hi Lauren,

 

This is a link to IPSEA website - How to ask for a statutory assessment.

 

http://www.ipsea.org.uk/sevenfixes.htm#RequestingAssessment

 

IPSEA advise parents to make a parental representation even if the school make a request. It may be advisable to speak to an IPSEA advisor before making the request.

 

Good luck

 

Nellie xx

[Suze]

We made the request ourselves, I found it stressful , but was glad to be in the driving seat .Good luck,

[Flora]

Thanks Nellie. I will try and ring IPSEA today. I've tried a few times this week but they are never available when it's convenient for me to ring. Holiday hours!

 

Lauren

[Flora]

Update. I just rang IPSEA (got through straight away!!) and spoke to a lovely very helpful and knowledgable lady

 

She informed me that it was much better for the initiation to come from the parent as the LEA have to respond to a parents request, whereas they can more or less just ignore the request from a school.

 

Thanks for all the info and I'm off now to write my letter to the LEA

 

Lauren

[annie]

Hi Lauren,

 

Just wanted to say good luck

 

We made the request ourselves and got it

 

IPSEA are great. They really do know their stuff.

 

Annie

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[Flora]

Thanks annie x

 

I sent the letter off by recorded to delivery, I just copied the template on the IPSEA website.

 

Feel better now it's done.

 

Lauren