[POSSIBLE SPAM] Re: Advice re SEN Statement

December 18, 2008

I think everyone's given you really good advice. I found that the LEA

sat up and listened more once we contacted our local councillor.

Unfortunately he turned out to be ineffectual but you may have someone

prepared to fight a little on your behalf and then I think they would

then listen. Try your MP too although ours did nothing in a similar

situation despite the LEA deliberately misleading us and lying to us

about the statementing process in order to delay us. I suppose some MPs

would help and you can virtually copy the letter to the councillor to

save work!

Sara

McReynolds wrote:y

>

> Hi everyonet

>

> Sorry to go off topic but was hoping there are some experienced

> parents out there who could offer me some advice!

>

> I'm meeting with the local authority tomorrow to discuss my son's

> Proposed Statement, which doesn't include anything I asked for and

> really not much over what every NT child would get as standard - it's

> pretty shocking but I'm guessing they try to get away with as little

> as possible. They didn't even include the professionals'

> recommendations. I've been fighting with the local authority over

> speech therapy for a long time and they are really difficult so I'm

> not really expecting much and our SEN advisor already told me I'd have

> to go to tribunal. Still, I'd like to feel more prepared than I do at

> the moment and I was wondering if anyone who's been through this

> already had any advice or tips for me to try to get as much included

> in the statement as possible?

>

> Any help is appreciated!

> Thanks

>

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