Urgent advise required please. Has the current SEN code of practice been breached by this College, judging by the points made here?
Sorry for the length.
Dear SEN Manager,
Confirmed is an urgent meeting at 3.45pm, Mon 23/4/18, with A, myself, learning support and yourself.
Matters discussed on the phone:
1. The inadequacy of a phone call to discuss the urgent issues raised, rather than the face to face meeting requested, with 'A' present.
2 'A's' meltdown at College on Thursday 19th April 2018, resulting in him harming himself
3. 'A' being a prior victim of assault at College, further adding to his distress.
4. 'A' requiring support from a private Psychologist, as a result of the assault
5. 'A's' identified social communication issues (Autism?), dyslexia and significant OT difficulties
6. The repeated text messages from College indicating 'A's' absence when he's actually in college, affecting his attendance record.
7. His out of date (2 Years Plus) EHC Plan (2016)
8. The fact that the college did not have a copy of his Statement Of Educational Needs to support his out dated EHC Plan, (which had to be hand delivered to the college yesterday (19/4/18) At the end of his course!)
9. The fact that College want to assess 'A' for exam concessions, when the exam is next week and it should have been done months ago.
10.The fact that we are now days away from his Exam and that despite his identified need, he's had little or no support for his learning.
11. The fact that his Maths teacher Identified possible Dyscalculia and he thought the assessments were for that condition, not the Exam concessions
12. The fact that Math and English functional skills, should have been started at the beginning of his course two years ago, rather than 5 months ago.(Nov 2017)
13. The fact that the tutors didn't seem to know 'A' was Severely Dyslexic, impeding his ability to communicate his issues in class.
14. The fact that he's been moved to a different level of functional skills without his full understanding or knowledge.
15. The fact that he's been told that his failure to achieve functional skills as part of the apprenticeship, would mean he fails the Apprenticeship course.
16. The fact that his failure to obtain the apprenticeship may be a waste of two years study and cost him his job.
17. The current severity of his Eczema and Asthma as a result of the additional stress
18. The name of the Tutor who tried to calm him down after his meltdown. (ST? IT Tutor.)
19. The fact that 'A' feels he's been set up to fail and badly let down by College!
20. My request that you speak to his IT Tutor about his Meltdown, before the urgent meeting on Monday
Hope this covers it, but please add anything I've forgotten,
Regards
