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

Thanks to all who are helping me with this. I'm having e mail glitches 
at the moment. Some messages dont get thru' and some contain my full 
name - please delete any that have my full name to protect the identity 
of the children i teach. I hope noone gets this message three times!
The news that the receiving LA has to defend an appeal is news to me.My 
LA didnt mention this!  Does this apply both to refusals to Stat Assess 
and to refusals to issue a statement after Stat Assess? This child is 
making good progress with a high level of support. His current school 
had begun reducuing it. Howvere a new setting is likely to need more, 
not less support initially....Brendan, does the 2 month appeal period 
include the hoildays? If the clock for an appeal lodged in Augusts only 
starts ticking on Sept 3rd is their any benefit in lodging it before 
then? I may have dificulty contacting the family before term begins - 
and they will need a lot of support from IPSEA to go thru the appeal 
process.
I am sure that this child's case would be upheld by a tribunal, but fear 
that by the time the process is gone thru he will have at best had a 
very stressful and difficult start in our school, and at worst have had 
to  perm excluded for a major incident.
Kate
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