Is it possible to ensure that therapies, such as physiotherapy, OT or Speech therapy, are regularly carried out by a specialist professional rather than a TA who has been trained …
Parent Asks: Does the LA have to continue supporting an EHCP if parents are home educating, or will it cease? Can the child re-enter the system when home-educated, i.e. after …
Parent Asks: My daughter got EHCP in mainstream school. She got the provision of 5 hours weekly specialist teacher input. But the specialist teacher is not following any of section …
Parent asks: My daughter has an EHC plan, and her provisions have not moved over to the secondary school, one being her laptop. I asked the school, and they just …
Parent Asks: I know the LA are responsible for implementing the EHC plan but what responsibility does the school have – for example – if an EHC plan was not …
Parent asks: My adult son was awarded a laptop provision in his EHCP and he receives 1:1 support in college. The college is asking him to sign a loan form …
Parent asks: If a child is permanently excluded, what happens to the personal budget? For example, a child is permanently excluded in November 2016 and by February 2017 an Independent …
Parent asks: My son is 23 has Autism, OCD, PDA, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and has attended a mainstream college since September. In November 2016, he won his tribunal and the Local Authority …
Social Care Professional Question: A child has an EHCP and is registered at a special school, but is not currently attending as it is felt the school is not meeting …
Parent Asks: My daughter has just transferred from a statement of SEN to an EHCP. The wording for the provision of “a specialist teacher visiting termly” has been changed on …
After a long battle, we have now an up to date Educational Psychology and Occupational Therapy (OT) report to inform the EHCP. My daughter is 18 and in her last …
The LA conceded to the tribunal 3 years ago. Since then no support, no EHCP and no help. The child was bullied at mainstream school and was undergoing tests for …
I recently went to tribunal regarding Occupational Therapy ( OT ) provision for my son and it was agreed that this would be provided annually for the duration of my …
Parent Question Please can you advise what happens if a young person moves to a new area with an EHC plan but the new area was not informed of the move prior. …
My son’s (mainstream) school have employed an ESA with no experience or training. Although lovely, she does not have the tools for appropriate differentiation and his progress and behaviour are …
My son’s Occupational Therapy department tell me they want to reduce the five hours per term support on my son’s statement to two hours per term because the five hours …
A parent asks: Who is legally responsible for making sure what is in the statement/Education, Health and Care Plan is implemented? What is the legal claim on when it is …
Daughter age 21. Statemented since age 5. In residential special college with 139a. Mainstream FE college has offered her a place (requires 1:1 support) and the local authority has just …
Parent Question: What should I do if the school do not provide a graduated approach? The number of TAs in the school has been reduced over time and the Senco …
Parent question: Please could you advise how many hours 1:1 support you would expect a child with a statement, 22.5 hours to get. My son currently gets 15 hours 1:1 with …
