[senco-forum] Funding

wondering if anyone can offer any advice on the following:

On 25/02/07 12:30, "Greg" <gregory.lambert at btinternet.com> wrote:
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> wondering if anyone can offer any advice on the following:
> A year 7 student will be going into hospital this week to have her right
> leg extended. She will have an, 'external fixator' attached to her femur.
> She will be returning to school after Easter in a wheelchair or crutches -
> hospital will advise. The question is will the school be able to receive
> extra funding form the LEA (Lancashire) to support this student?

And on 25/02/07 18:50, Greg wrote:
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> Many thanks to you all. Your replies are very much appreciated and I will
> follow your advice.

One reply made it to the list (so far). I'd should have liked to have seen
them, but you can't argue with the way Becta organises it so that push
button replies (how most of do it) get addressed only to the poster, not the
forum. Sorry for soap boxing there.

The DfES publication
"Access to education for children and young people with medical needs"
Ref: DfES 0732/2001
<http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/index.cfm?id=3758>
has also been mentioned by others I expect.

I don't know if others suggested this: I understand that, in addition to
parents, a school is able to make a formal request to the LEA for statutory
assessment. I'm not mentioning this as a solution, but for consideration as
a potential tool if you find yourself enduring protracted negotiations with
your LEA.

I couldn't imagine anyone having to say to an LEA officer
"of course, if this emergency provision looks as if it might take too long
for the LEA to put into place/fund, then:
a) I understand that the parents are considering making a formal request for
statutory assessment
or
b) the school feels it has no choice but to make a request for stat.
assessment."

In the SEN Code of Practice paragraphs 8:23 to 8:28 are headed 'Assessment
and emergency placements' which is not strictly relevant to what you
describe. Try replacing the word 'placement' with 'provision', which seems
entirely reasonable, and some of these paragraphs seem more potentially
relevant to the situation with your student.

Regards, Mike
-- 
Mike Boyd <mike at green43.demon.co.uk>