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Post by mayan on May 13, 2014 8:18:03 GMT
I know these are being introduced from sept and there will be a transition phase for those on statements but from what I am hearing there is a lot of confusion and consternation about what they will mean in practice for children and young people up to 25.
Talking with professionals I get the feeling it is a bar raising / cost cutting exercise that may impact on many of our children.
are other folk hearing much chatter particularly re implications albeit trying to pin down who is doing what etc seems to be still up for discussion in my patch.
just thought I'd put this out there as some of you closer to the coal face may have better info or similar concerns.
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Post by monkey on May 13, 2014 20:40:36 GMT
I'd like to know more about these. My LO doesn't have a statement but is on SA+ and is having some expensive, long term therapy which I think is being funded jointly through health and social care. I'd read that SA+ is being abolished. Does that mean she gets one of these EHCs or that her educational needs are considered lower priority?
MM
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Post by milly on May 14, 2014 8:53:51 GMT
I'm not sure the information is out there. We met with dd's fab Ed psych recently and she was saying it is all unclear. Dd is on SA+ too and has been turned down for a statement but there was a feeling at the meeting that the new plan might be more worth pursuing since it would support her until she is 25. Senco seemed to be saying that her current school manage things for her OK without the statement, but if it was longer term it would make more sense for her to have it.
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Post by serrakunda on May 14, 2014 11:22:25 GMT
I keep getting invites from various local groups for workshops but they are always in the evening or days I work, might have to take some leave to get to one soon. But no one is mentioning it directly, eg nothing at the statement review meeting I've had recently.
theoretically it should be beneficial that everything is wrapped up in one document but that implies a joined up approach - 'nuff said really
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Post by mayan on May 14, 2014 11:23:18 GMT
As I am beginning to understand it albeit things may yet change - the buck literally stops with whoever suggests the support - ie salt or school for example so it may come from their budgets so their may be more of a reluctance to agree / fund - seems a lot of discussion still going on around this and impact on lac/cla especially and all as clear as mud at the mo.
I think some of our children could benefit with the long term plan to 25 but worry from what I am hearing that many are going to be excluded one way or another.
Will keep listening to the grapevine...
Mx
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2014 13:13:59 GMT
Moved as requested Mayan
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Post by oysterbabe on May 21, 2014 14:27:52 GMT
I have been to one of our county's workshops (poorly attended unfortunately) and there are others running county wide and we are up to version 10 of our document! Looks good in theory and there will be a new post of Assistant Special Needs Officer who will be parents/professionals point of contact, responsible for phoning the parent when statutory assessment has been sent in and at that point the parent can choose the lead professional and who should be at the first meeting. At the first meeting a one page profile is prepared for panel and outcomes should be captured. Then stat assessment should start or not. Wow it's all sounding so brilliant .... Sounds methodical and streamlined eh? It all sounded very positive at our meeting.
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Post by larsti on May 21, 2014 14:32:28 GMT
Mayan (or anyone else) do you know anything about how this will affect children (like Dash for example!) who haven't got a statement yet?
At present we don't need one as he is home educated. We are 'plugged in' to local short breaks and activities for special needs children. All we needed was to apply for a card. I just told them he was developmentally delayed. Diagnosis somewhere on the FASD spectrum pending).
So, as we are considering school (although the more I think about it the more I think we can do so much better for him), who would we approach initially to get him 'statemented'? I know we have to pay for assessments. Can we go through the medical route if its all 'joined up'. He has 6 monthly appt with paediatrician.
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Post by larsti on May 21, 2014 14:33:44 GMT
Thanks oysterbabe
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