Fw: RE: Re: [senco-forum] Here we go again...

Yes, good advice Brandan.  Recorded delivery or guaranteed next day delivery letters have to be signed for.
  We sometimes send letter TO parents this way too.
  Amanda
  Secondary SENCO
  Cornwall

kngbrndn at aol.com wrote:
  One tip -- when hand delivering an important letter to school or LA - 
is to insist on a signed receipt of delivery off the receptionist -- or 
even the signature of the named recipient confirming that the letter 
has been received by the party concerned -- if a legal warning letter.

-----Original Message-----
From: Sheila Daly 
To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
Sent: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 6:24 pm
Subject: Fw: RE: Re: [senco-forum] Here we go again...

Exactly.
Some parents think there is *a* file on their child in a school.
>
In reality, the paperwork is often in more than one place, partly 
because
there is so much of it and partly so all who need access to it can have
that.
--
Sheila
Primary PRU
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> Subject: RE: Re: [senco-forum] Here we go again...
> Date: Fri, December 28, 2007 18:11
> From: "Barbara Blaney" 
> Also check whether the SENCO has an SEN file, I think most do and I 
would
> certainly
> > make sure that any letters from parents went into it.
> >
> > Barbara
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk on behalf of Sheila 
Daly
> > Sent: Fri 12/28/2007 3:04 PM
> > To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
> > Subject: Fw: Re: [senco-forum] Here we go again...
> >
> >
> > I think they have to let you read the file, on school premises - 
and you
> > have to give notice as the school can remove some items, (not sure 
what).
> > The school has rights as well.
> > >
> > Letters sent to Governors, or even some members of staff, would not
end up
> > in a child's file.
> > If sent to the Head or SENCO they might do.
> > >
> > A school would not photocopy a whole file. A child's peperwork is
often in
> > more than one file, in more than one room anyway.
> > >
> > Once you have read the file, in my experience, near the school 
office,
> > they may let you photocopy some of it.
> > --
> > Sheila
> > Primary PRU
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > Subject: [senco-forum] Here we go again...
> > > Date: Fri, December 28, 2007 13:01
> > > From: "June Marriott" 
> > > Shortly before Christmas asked my son's school to check for
> correspondence
> > > sent to
> > > > previous school, in particular a letter I asked to be added to 
his
> file.
> > > Apparently,
> > > > following a detailed search, it was not found. As it was
hand-delivered
> > > and copied
> > > > to every school governor and other members of staff, I find 
this a
> > > little "odd"! Can
> > > > anyone point me in the direction of current regulations on this
kind of
> > > thing? Son's
> > > > school thinks they can't show me the file, but I'm fairly 
certain
they
> > > have to not
> > > > only show it, but also copy it if I ask.
> > > >
> > > > Hope you all had a good Christmas!
> > > >
> > > > June
> > > >
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