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refused assessment for statement

Ming

I have received a telephone call today from my County Council to let me know that they have refused an assessment of my son for a statement.

 

Basically my son’s school have said that they think he is coping ok as he is “not the worst in the class”.  The County are suggesting to the school that they call in an outside agency to assess why he is not making progress (SATS at the end of year 2 gave in 2A’s and now nearing the end of year 4 he is still at grades 2A).  Once they have those reports we can go back to County to see if they can assess him.

 

We are going to see the SENco once they go back from the Easter break but does anyone have any ideas on what else we can do from here?

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  • Hate to put a damper on things but we got a private assessment and the LA simply said it was not enough evidence (he was in private school at the time so I guess they thought he was not their problem). It took us 3 1/2 years to get a local authority assessment and another year to get the statement, so he did not get back into mainstream primary till year 6, after five years out of state school.

    My suspicion is that the most useful evidence you can get is from the school. But of course this is not very helpful if the school is being obstructive. Parent Partnership are definitely your best bet here, as they know the system and the individuals within it.

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  • Hate to put a damper on things but we got a private assessment and the LA simply said it was not enough evidence (he was in private school at the time so I guess they thought he was not their problem). It took us 3 1/2 years to get a local authority assessment and another year to get the statement, so he did not get back into mainstream primary till year 6, after five years out of state school.

    My suspicion is that the most useful evidence you can get is from the school. But of course this is not very helpful if the school is being obstructive. Parent Partnership are definitely your best bet here, as they know the system and the individuals within it.

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