My child is due to leave high school next year. I disagree with the LEA's insistence of our local college and have to prove otherwise. Please can anyone who has been through this offer any advice, eg things to be aware of, criteria to allow out of borough placements etc. There are certainly things that I know now that I didn't a year ago and I have had to painstakingly pull information together with no help from anyone.
I have been advised that I will need legal assistance as I won't succeed on my own, I am trying to find out whether I can apply for legal aid in my child's name, does anyone know?
Does the statement run up to the age of 19, even if in college, ie not sixth form.
Should I get private Ed Pysch report done as LEA one likely to be biased? Any other reports which would be useful to obtain?
Any legislation I should consult or extracts which I can quote?
I would be grateful for absolutely anything anyone has to offer, I am literally just spending every day trying to find any information that will help. I have now just a few weeks left to make our case known and yet I have spent the past year researching and networking.
Many thanks