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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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  • Like some of the others who have posted here, I've been told by both the school and the Autism Advisory Service that my son (aged 9) won't get statemented because he's 'not failing'...what sort of ludicrous system do we have that has to wait until a child fails before they can get help. So much for every child fulfilling their potential!

    I must admit I haven't followed up the statement process because I have been put off by their comments, and it will now be too late for the secondary school transfer anyway.

    As far as I can see from the SEN Code of Practice, its not just academic failure that should be taken into account, but I think the 'not failing' aspect has effected me a lot, and I have assumed my son is not 'bad' enough to warrant help and support - after all, he 'only' has Aspergers!

    I am now challenging the school to get a CAF in place - my first request was refused by the school, because they said they could deal with everything in house...3 months later they were asking me to go back to CAMHS for extra support!

    I do feel slightly defeated with this one...especially if, as it seems, statements are not worth the paper they are written on anyway!

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  • Like some of the others who have posted here, I've been told by both the school and the Autism Advisory Service that my son (aged 9) won't get statemented because he's 'not failing'...what sort of ludicrous system do we have that has to wait until a child fails before they can get help. So much for every child fulfilling their potential!

    I must admit I haven't followed up the statement process because I have been put off by their comments, and it will now be too late for the secondary school transfer anyway.

    As far as I can see from the SEN Code of Practice, its not just academic failure that should be taken into account, but I think the 'not failing' aspect has effected me a lot, and I have assumed my son is not 'bad' enough to warrant help and support - after all, he 'only' has Aspergers!

    I am now challenging the school to get a CAF in place - my first request was refused by the school, because they said they could deal with everything in house...3 months later they were asking me to go back to CAMHS for extra support!

    I do feel slightly defeated with this one...especially if, as it seems, statements are not worth the paper they are written on anyway!

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