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Hi Barbara,
This is why we need the SENCo, rather than a champion, on the SMT! You need 
a bit of clout.
Can you persuade your Y6 teacher to back you up with your proposal? Her/ his 
life will be hell with several unsupported statemented children during the 
time of year when Y6 children are often at their most challenging anyway. I 
can see that the SMT are looking at the school budget, but betweem SATs and 
the end of the school year is a long long time for children who are used to 
being supported to lose thrir entitlement and an even longer time for them 
to be without learening support. What price Y6/Y7 transition if an entire 
group of children is disenfranchised from their learning?
And yes, I agree with you. I believe that your Y6 children have a statutory 
right to the support detailed on their statements.
Good luck

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barbara James" <bc52james at hotmail.com>
To: <senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk>
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 7:33 PM
Subject: [senco-forum] (no subject)

Hi there,

I am just wondering if anyone has any thoughts or advice that could be 
helpful.
I work in a large primary school and we have several children who are 
statemented in Year 6.
We now also have a few children in the lower school who have just completed 
their assessments and are also statemented.

My problem is that the SMT propose to move the teaching assistants who 
suport the Year 6 pupils after SATs to support the younger pupils. This 
means that the Year 6 pupils will lose their support for two months and I 
thought that this was a legal entitlement. I am trying to suggest that 
another TA could be employed, at leaswt to the end of the school year and 
then the TAs from Year 6 could work with the younger pupils. I would be 
grateful for any advice.
Thanks
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