[senco-forum] variations in LEA statementing policy, how to cope!

In my LEAwe have a similair system in practice, although it is not so 
clearly laid down.
One of the hardest parts about the system for me as a SENCO in a school 
with a very high turnover of pupils is that I am running three systems 
at once, both within my school and across the country. In my LEA  
Childen with a Statement over 20 hours - TA support ring fenced set and 
paid for by LEA, Statements under 20 hours, first 10 hours paid for by 
school from devolved funding any additional funded by LEA again ring 
fenced. Children at SAPlus who I am supposed to support from devolved 
funding, and not Statement - TA support dependent on school budget, 
needs of cohort and class teachers approach to SEN. All the TAs are on 
differnt pay and conditions (although I am trying to regularise this) In 
addition advisory teaching services are only available for those with 20 
hours plus (except EP/behaviour support)  All this leads to very 
differing levels of support for chidren with the similair levels of 
need, but who have come into the system at different times and thru 
differnt routes. Devolved funding can be great for the SCHOOL, because 
it allows for flexibility and early intervention. But it provides no 
protection for the INDIVIDUAL CHILD who is at the mercy of budgets, 
policies, Ofsted recommendations etc, which may all suggest that 
priorities lie elsewhere. We have a large number of children transfer in 
and out.If they arrive with a statement it is funded for 3 months until 
a review is held, when the statement is rewritten and funded under my 
LEAs policy.
For example We are expecting a Y6 child in Sept, from an LEA who has 
devolved all fundng. This child has been perm excluded from one school, 
but is doing well at his current school with full time TA support. He 
has twice been refused a statement on the grounds that the school is 
providing appropriate provision form delegated funding. Which they are, 
BUT, in my LEA we are only funded for 10 hours not 27!! If he had a 
Statement my LEA would fund it for 3 months , during which time the 
child would have a good chance of successfully transferring. Instaed, 
either this child receives the same support as others with BESD at SAP 
in our school - roughly 10 hours a week in class gp support, plus some 
1:1 or gp sessions 3 times a week. Or we treat him as if he had a 
statement and I take 10 hours away from other children and put it with 
him.... either of these is still a huge reduction on his current 27 
hours , and just when he will need it most in a new setting. We have 
been talking with his cureent school to try and manage the situation... 
but I feel this is a good example of where a vulnerable child should 
have had the protection of a Statement ...any ideas. I have already 
spoken with both LEAs and our reintegration service, but got nowhere.
Kate