[senco-forum] Yr 6/7 transition

From: "Barbara Blaney" <BBLANEY at chalvedon-barstable.com>

The LEA has banding descriptors for each category which seem quite stringent though I must admit that occasionally we get a pupil with a Statement and I can't understand why. In those cases after a year I gently suggest to parents that we ask for it to be discontinued, when I reassure that we will make sure their needs are still met I get an OK.

As for those coming in September four are physical difficulties, one Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - and quite poorly, one wheelchair user with an unknown dystrophy type and twins with Kearns Sayer syndrome, diabetes and arthritis.
Three have very significant behaviour problems - I wonder about how two of them will manage.
One Autistic Spectrum.
Two complex.
Five with speech and language problems - one speaks only in single word utterances, one almost a selective mute (though we have three other pupils  in school who are selective mutes without other major learning
needs)
The last three seem much more starightforward with MLD working at P levels and Level 1.

The odd thing is that other pupils will come with needs almost as great as some of these.  Our intake is about 410 this year so maybe that puts it in context.

Barbara

-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Gill [mailto:marygill839 at hotmail.com]
Sent: Sat 6/16/2007 9:03 AM
To: Barbara Blaney; richard_cook at blueyonder.co.uk; jwwray14 at hotmail.com; senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: RE: [senco-forum] Yr 6/7 transition - ideas to make it easier

Hi Barbara
I am trying to wade through over 400 emails from the forum as I have been 
unable to access this for a few weeks! So sorry for the delay in replying to 
this thread.
18 statements into Year 7 sounds alot but I was wondering what the 
Statementing criteria is in your LA. Only pupils with complex needs get 
Statements now so this year I have 7 statements (2 pupils with Down 
Syndrome, 3 with Autism, one of those particularly severe, one with global 
development delay and communication needs, one with cerebral palsy which 
affects mobility, speech and learning) but another 25 on School Action Plus 
some of whom also have significant needs (severe dyslexia, Aspergers, 
general learning difficulties etc etc) but have not been given a Statement. 
It is getting difficult to generalise because of different LA policies.
Must get back to reading the 399 mails that are left!
Keep up the good work and the emails!
Mary Gill

>From: "Barbara Blaney" <BBLANEY at chalvedon-barstable.com>
>To: "Richard Cook" <richard_cook at blueyonder.co.uk>,"WrayJanice Wray" 
><jwwray14 at hotmail.com>,"senco forum" <senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk>
>Subject: RE: [senco-forum] Yr 6/7 transition - ideas to make it easier
>Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 20:46:18 +0100
>
>The numbers get higher every year, I thought 14 with statements last year 
>was high!  I must admit that when we have local area secondary Senco group 
>meetings they commiserate (or laugh) at our numbers.
>
>Barbara
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Richard Cook [mailto:richard_cook at blueyonder.co.uk]
>Sent: Mon 5/21/2007 8:23 PM
>To: Barbara Blaney; WrayJanice Wray; senco forum
>Subject: RE: [senco-forum] Yr 6/7 transition - ideas to make it easier
>
>Barbara wrote:
>
>If the pupils have a Statement (18 coming this year)
>
>
>Wow!
>
>I'll never complain about our intake again.
>I'll never complain about our intake again.
>I'll never complain about our intake again.
>I'll never complain about our intake again.
>I'll never complain about our intake again.
>I'll never complain about our intake again.
>I'll never complain about our intake again.
>I'll never complain about our intake again.
>I'll never complain about our intake again.
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