Should I file for discrimination and victimisation? Given how the school is now trying to remove my child after i made a complaint.

School failed to follow complaint procedure and concluded my complaint without sending me an outcome letter. I have requested the complaint be reviewed at stage 2 which they are obstructing. I have sent the stage 2 escalation to the school admin team to foward to the Clerk to the governing body as the Clerk contact details are not publicly available, but the admin have refused to forward my stage 2 request. Should I escalate to DFE since the chair of governor has been inbolved and concluded my complaint without sending me an outcome of the investigation and denying me access to stage 2 process
Should i file for discrimination and victimisation?

Suddenly, they called an ehcp review last week and said they cant meet my childd needs on the basis pf limited progress and lack of engagement. They said my child requires a provision for children with severe learning needs. I disagreed because my daughter does not have severe learning needs. She has made some progress at her own pace. Limited progress is not a valid reason to say a school cannot meet needs. The techer said my daughter does not respond to her name. I disagreed because my daughter responds to her name all the time
The teacher then tried to argue that my daughter doesnt transfer her abilities/skill across a range of different setting even though she is able to perform the task. As an autistic child. I feel that she learns differently and as long as she is able to perform a specific task in one setting, that should count as an achievement . She needs to build confidence to be able to transfer that skill to another setting
During one meeting i had with the head teacher last year when i raised concerns a obout recurring injuries, she mentioned that staff find me difficult and they are worried that i might accuse them of harming my child despite i have never accussed anyone.
My concerns were regarding lack of supervision due to the frequency of injuries and school not being able to tell me how the child sustained the injuries.
During the same meeting with the head teacher last year, she suggested that i remove my child from the school i told her it was my childs first year in school and she should give her a chance and all i was asking was enhanced supervision.

Taking children out of school during term time

I will be taking my children out of school next month for our family holiday. 2 of my children have additional needs, one is diagnosed combined adhd and one awaiting assessment for adhd/asd. Neither of them cope well in overcrowded situations with one having social anxiety and the other being liable to wonder off etc. this is the main reason for going out of term time so it will not be as busy. Is there anything I can do in order to not receive an fine from my local authorities for doing this.

Can a school refuse a child with an ehcp who previously attended the achool

School are refusing to admit due to relationships with peers

Can university turn down appeal when they’ve failed to provide agreed exam adjustments

Daughter gets 25% extra time in her uni exams - she always uses this time. She sits exams in a room on her own as has severe anxiety. Recently sat an exam and we only realised a couple of days later when next exam was much longer that invigilator had not included her extra time in the finish time. Daughter had come out of the exam incredibly upset as for the first time had completely run out of time. Exam department admitted and apologised for the error, advised to put in for special consideration. This was turned down as the panel said exam result (74%) was similar to other results (79% and 93% in other modules) so extra time would have made no difference. The module that was affected previous exam and coursework in the high 90's.
On seeing her marked paper she lost 3/70 marks in the first 90 minutes, then when aware of only 30 minutes left (should have been 60) panicked and spiralled only got 7/30 marks left.
She has been told by Student Union only option is to appeal and if successful an uncapped resit. She has extreme exam anxiety and would have to give up weeks of holidays to study again. Seems incredibly unfair for unis error. Any advice would be appreciated please.

Is it worth pursuing a refusal to assess for my autistic son's EHCP application

Obvious reasons why it might not be granted is that he is achieving well academically in school, good attendance and no behavioural concerns. However, he has to wear a significantly adapted uniform which takes a significant emotional toil on him to wear. He would be a school refuser were there to be a small shift in circumstances for example my husband works in the school and this may not always be the case, certainly not in secondary school and his current school have indicated that they may change the policy on his adapted uniform. We are considering getting an educational pscyhologist report (privately funded) now, would this be valuable and worth the investment for this process or to support ongoing adjustments during his remaining educational years. He is in a private school currently so we have also thought about requesting an EHCP (no funding) route. There is no local authority involvement in his care currently but he is likely to move into the state sector in secondary school. He is in year 5.

Can the LA refuse to consult an Independent mainstream

My LA is refusing to consult a mainstream secondary independent unless I agree to pay the school fees, and they will pay any top up from the EHCP (very little support needed at the moment) my child is mainly SEMH does not want sen in a mainstream but wants to go to a small class size mainstream (independent) LA is refusing, I will appeal but is it lawful to refuse to consult the school? they seem to be using a loop hole by re stating they are not refusing to consult, they will consult if I agree to pay the fees is this lawful?

Can a council move an EHCP (to a 'receiving authority') while the EHCP is going through appeal?

This is a complex situation explained to me by one of our members. The mother, while resident in Camden, applied for an EHCP and requested 3 secondary schools to consider her child (early 2025). The EHCP was so inaccurate (and included out of date information) that she believes this caused all 3 schools to say they can't meet need. She then appealed to have the EHCP updated but the appeal has been pushed back over and over again.

In the mean time, the parents divorced/separated. The Dad remains resident in Camden but due to cost of living, the Mother (around 18 months ago) moved to Hertfordshire, temporarily. The child was fully resident in Camden when the original EHCP application was made (and attended Primary school in borough). The child had to start secondary school (sept 2025) in Hertfordshire.

The EHCP appeal is ongoing. The Mother wants the outcome of appeal to name one of the 3 schools in Camden, then she can move back in Borough (can't move now as has to get child to school each day in Herts). Camden have just sent a letter asking for proof of residence in Camden by 10 April. If they don't get proof of residence they will pass the EHCP onto 'the receiving authority'. Is this allowed? (Note: Mother is a fire fighter, does this give her any special consideration as a key worker?) Thank you so much to anyone who can advise.

Can my son take Functional Skills for Maths and English instead of GCSEs?

This is at a mainstream school with ARP (which covers Maths and English). He has an EHCP and school think he will struggle even with the Functional Skills, but they say as a mainstream school they cannot let him only do the FS, he has to do the GCSEs in both subjects as well.

Can the LA change the funding without informing me?

There is a note on my child EHCP about the funding band that the school receives. After the last annual review, it was increased to M5.
But when the plan was reissued to include the secondary school they will attend in September, the funding code is back down to M4.
Nobody mentioned this to us, and we don't know what the secondary school has seen in terms of budget available to support her.
We have asked the coordinator if it was an error and they have been investigating for 5 weeks now.

It would be useful to know where we stand - is the LA allowed to reduce the funding without the plan changing otherwise?

08.15 Does section F have to specify things like how much provision a child or young person requires, and how often?