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Post by corkwing on Jul 7, 2014 6:30:36 GMT
We have a review of Mackerel's statement, triggered by a report from an educational psychologist (see previous post).
Big questions need to be answered:
Is the school to far away from where he's been placed? (And what happens if the answer is "yes"?)
Is this the right sort of educational establishment? It's a school for children with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. Again, another big question: what happens if the answer is "no"?
Hoping that others recognise that these questions need to be answered.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 8:20:18 GMT
Best of luck Corkwing. Meetings are endless aren't they. Go armed with lists of questions and hopefully you'll get some answers.
If school is too far away - as long as it's doable, they will be obliged to pay for transportation i.e. a taxi service which could cost them £20,000 pa. Alternatively they will have to find him a placement nearer to school (which might not be a bad thing as he is presently so close to home?)
If he doesn't get a place - then problem solved for the moment, but they still have to find him a suitable educational estabhlishment..... Hope you get some answers.
We're with you in spirit egging you and Kermit on. xx
I have two meetings this morning - Child in Need meeting for YDD, immediately followed by EDD's review, which I am dreading as we have yet more issues with the care home who in their infinite wisdom, saw fit to buy DD a Tablet for her birthday last week, despite us already removing her I -phone (another care home present) (after she made contact with her birth family via Facebook and swapped phone numbers resulting in me receiving an abusive phone call from one of the sisters).
What person in their right mind thought that was a good idea and to make it worse they "forgot" to ask us parents permission despite us being Section 20 parents!!!!!!!!!!
Now of course I will be the baddie for having her present taken away and she will now refuse to see me, having only recently estabhlished contact with her after 9 months of her refusing.
Wish me luck that I can hold it together and not hit someone!
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Post by corkwing on Jul 7, 2014 8:53:12 GMT
Sounds like you need even more luck than us!
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Post by moo on Jul 7, 2014 12:54:35 GMT
Thinking of you both Corkwing Kermit & Jmk....
If the answer is no Corkwing as sec 20 are you permitted to have an opinion of where or which school should be approached next...
What about a boarding school with a different focus of learning ie practical vocational needs led... Woodworking, engineering , horticulture etc...
Hope things go ok.... Xxx
xx. moo. Xx
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Post by ham on Jul 7, 2014 14:09:13 GMT
life can become such a mess with no easy answers or solutions as often our children don't fit the services that exist we have to find the best fit.
I think you need to work out what is best for Mackerel when you have the info then find a way forward- easier said then done I know.
have you or Kermit been to visit this school so you know what it is like.
If no could you then push for a TC
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Post by corkwing on Jul 7, 2014 16:45:21 GMT
Well, I think overall the results were fair enough. They're doing 1 to 1 with him in the morning on more academic stuff and then more vocational type things in the afternoon. The person from the SEN department seemed to understand but it's his job to go away and get the funding to pay for a 1 to 1 teacher for him. When asked what the likely outcome is if they don't get it, the head replied, "Permanent exclusion". The head did seem to really understand him and his difficulties, which is always a bonus.
The school are trying very hard and we do appreciate what they're trying to do. I did ask whether it's really appropriate to drive him half way across the county to do 1 to 1 in a school and then send him out to do other activities before driving him all the way back again. It was noted, but it seems like they've got to give the 1 to 1 a try before looking to anything else. I'm torn as to whether I want it to succeed, so he doesn't fail again and have another set of relationships broken, or whether it would be better for it to go spectacularly wrong and for them to be forced into getting him into something like a therapeutic school.
Hope your meetings went OK, jmk.
Love,
Corkwing
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