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  • Does my LA have a legal duty to update my child's EHCP following the annual review and recommendations from her current setting? LA have said they ...

    ... will 'maintain' EHCP but won't amend with the updated recommendations from the school for significantly more provision of SLT and OT time, as they say that the 'outcomes' are the same and so it's not a significant enough change to warrant an update, and they would like to wait until a change in key stage.

    LUCY HIORNS
    Parent

    08 Sep 2022

  • Is it legally possible to defer reception entry for a child who is NOT summer-born but does have exceptional circumstances that would justify being educated out of her age appropriate year group?

    I have requested that my daughter be able to start reception a year late, there are lots of reasons for this (impact of extreme prematurity etc etc). I have found a school that will agree to it (if the LA also agree), but I had a call from LA this week to say that legally only summer-born children can do this. Reflecting on it later, I thought it strange that it was even presented as an option in the guidance and that schools had been willing to engage in conversations about the possibility of deferral (are they not aware of the law concerning this?) The LA said that they agree that she should be able to defer entry but legally their hands are tied. Is this correct? If so, is there anyway around it?

    LUCY HIORNS
    Parent

    24 Jan 2025

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