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Do we have discretion in choosing secondary place for child with EHCP?
We are about to give a list of schools for local authority to consult for our ASD/ADHD daughter with EHCP. A number of specialist Austistic schools have told us she wouldn't be suitable as she has a PDA profile. We feel mainstream ARP provision would be overwhelming and current trend towards school refusal would continue/deteriorate; there are in any case hardly any places available locally. LA have said if we get no offers from anywhere then she will just be placed in mainstream. What are the options when/if this process hits a dead end?
Patrick Clifton
10 Oct 2023
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Are you willing to share your answers to EHCP section K? If yes, please make sure you remove personal data, such as names.
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Are you willing to share your answers to EHCP section G? If yes, please make sure you remove personal data, such as names.
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Are you willing to share your answers to EHCP section F? If yes, please make sure you remove personal data, such as names.
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Are you willing to share your answers to EHCP section B? If yes, please make sure you remove personal data, such as names.
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Are you willing to share your answers to EHCP section C? If yes, please make sure you remove personal data, such as names.
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A friend's child with complex needs and severe autism has been allocated a wholly unsuitable secondary school by the LEA. His teachers and all ...
... assessments to date support that he needs a specialist school. The parents have appealed to tribunal and now being supported by lawyers who have told them they need to obtain statements from 3 expert witnesses (an educational psychologist, an occupational therapist and a Speech and language therapist), which comes at significant cost and also means the hearing will need to be delayed (it is already not until October). This could mean having to homeschool him, with parents taking extended leave from work.
Is this correct? What are the risks of not getting that kind of expert support?
Are there good sources of support available on an urgent basis?
Are there any options for alternative provision/support to be provided pending tribunal outcome?
Catie Sheret
25 Aug 2022
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Are you willing to share your answers to EHCP section H1? If yes, please make sure you remove personal data, such as names.
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How can I be sure my EHCP is being delivered?