[senco-forum] Hydrocephalus

That said a colleague is trying to advise a parent of a 12 year old child

On 28/02/07 10:00, "Patrick Slowe" <viktrix at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
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> That said a colleague is trying to advise a parent of a 12 year old child
> with hydrocephalus as well as other problems.

> I have only had sight so far of limited reports of the child whose parent my
> colleague advises.

> As we understand it the provision for this boy is only to make sure that he
> sits at the front of the mainstream class, and some support for literacy.

> In the longer term we need to tackle the educational issues so pointers
> to help with this would be very welcome.

You might want to consider telling the parent that she could seek education
advice if she wished. (You or your colleague could also speak to such
advisors, but any advice they might be able to give you may be be limited in
comparison as you may not have knowledge of some details of significance).

People say good things about IPSEA and ACE:

<http://www.ipsea.org.uk/about.htm>
"Independent Panel for Special Education Advice
IPSEA is a registered charity (established in 1983) offering free and
independent advice to parents of children with special educational needs in
England and Wales on:
€ local authorities¹ legal duties to assess and provide for
  children with special educational needs;
€ exclusions of children with special needs/disabilities;
€ actions or inaction by local authorities and/or schools
  which discriminate against children with disabilities."

England and Wales (freephone):
0800 0184016
Mon to Thu 10--4 and 7--9;
Fri 10--1 and 7--9

<http://www.ace-ed.org.uk/advice/index.html>
"The Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) is an independent advice centre for
parents and carers, offering information about state funded education in
England and Wales for 5-16 year olds.
We offer free telephone advice on all education issues, including exclusion
from school, bullying, special educational needs and school admission
appeals.
We are a registered charity and hold the Community Legal Service's Quality
Mark for general help."

General advice line: 0808 800 5793 (M-F 2-5pm)

Regards, Mike

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