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[senco-forum] Re: IPSEA-workers: ofsted press statement -- statementing and mainstream / special s

Chris Gravell chris_gravell at 43green.freeserve.co.uk
Fri Aug 4 16:01:33 BST 2006

Article: [senco-forum] Re: IPSEA-workers: ofsted press statement -- statementing and mainstream / special s

At 10:34 04/08/2006 -0400, KngBrndn at aol.com wrote:
>The report goes on to criticise the process for the formal assessment of 
>children in obtaining a statement of special educational need. Pupils with 
>behavioural, emotional and social difficulties are least well served by 
>this complex process.   Furthermore, while a statement usually generates 
>additional resources, it does not guarantee access to good quality 
>provision in any type of setting.

I think they've got a cheek considering they can evaluate content of 
statements during inspection, and if poor make this an action point for 
improvement, but rarely do.

Chris






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