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Statements !!

valley girl

I am sure that many of you out there have been through the nightmare of refusals to assess,refusals to issue statements and trying to deal with Sendist. We took 3 years to get my nine year old sons statement and we were over the moon when it arrived in July. Great we thought - things will be much easier now. Not so !! Even though he has a statement for 23 hours a week I am still having to chase up everything, go and see the teacher everyweek and generally check everything is being provided. My relationship with the school is getting worse rather than better.

My son is in Year 5 now and we need to start considering secondary schools. We try to be positive but I cant see him surviving there let alone making progress.

Is anyone else feeling this way or had the same problems  or have any advice !!

Are Statements worth the paper they are printed on !!

xxx

 

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  • There is no doubt that the getting a statement is a complicated and distressing experience, and that is even with the school on board. Let alone without.

    When my son's statement was finally put in place it was not the answer to all my problems as hoped. However, it did allow him to change to a school with a specialist autism unit. As well as providing him with support that suits him, it means every year when the statement is reviewed I do not have to go through the nightmare of fighting to get him enough hours.

    When I started upon the long road to get a statement I got a lot of guidance from a lovely lady on the NAS Advocacy for Education helpline. For more local advice and support I found Parent Partnership  to be extremely helpful, without them I would have been, even more, lost in a confusing system.  It is worth checking out the Parent Partnership website to see if they operate in your area.

     

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  • There is no doubt that the getting a statement is a complicated and distressing experience, and that is even with the school on board. Let alone without.

    When my son's statement was finally put in place it was not the answer to all my problems as hoped. However, it did allow him to change to a school with a specialist autism unit. As well as providing him with support that suits him, it means every year when the statement is reviewed I do not have to go through the nightmare of fighting to get him enough hours.

    When I started upon the long road to get a statement I got a lot of guidance from a lovely lady on the NAS Advocacy for Education helpline. For more local advice and support I found Parent Partnership  to be extremely helpful, without them I would have been, even more, lost in a confusing system.  It is worth checking out the Parent Partnership website to see if they operate in your area.

     

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