[senco-forum] Re: Statements and moving fro place to place

Hi Amanda,
This is always my worry, when a new statemented pupil
arrives and new LSA staff are taken on. I know some
schools used to employ LSAs specifically for certain
pupils and their contract was such that when the pupil
left, the LSA contract was up and they either left or
re applied for another position in the school, if one
was available. I wondered if any schools still
operated like this.
Helen
(primary SENCO)

Hello everyone

  Just had an interesting experience.
  Mother and daughter move into my catchment area. 
Pupil has moved down from another LA where she has
been in a Special School for EBD.  She is in Year 9.
  My LA allocate her 25 hours a week and we advertise,
interview and appoint to cover that time.  The new TA
gives up her secure but dull job in a local
supermarket in order to work for us.  School staff
rally round and help mum to get uniform.
  The girl arrives.  I spend a day doing the usual
tests, allocate her to sets, discuss which tutor group
she will be in, make sure she can get lunch and so on.
 I phone mum daily to report on progress.
  After seven school days, the girl does not appear in
school.  We contact mum on her mobile phone.  They
have returned to their previous LA.  Mum is back
living in the house she used to live in up there.  Mum
has phoned the LA to say she wants a mainstream
placement for her daughter.
  I realise that the needs of the child are paramount
but this is the second time we have been put in this
position by parents - to appoint a new member of staff
only to find that the child is going to another
school.
  Any comments?
  Amanda

Amanda
Secondary SENCO
Cornwall

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