[senco-forum] When did the role of senco start??

A friend and colleague (EP) who trained to do work for tribunals

On 11/04/08 16:26, "Hughes Martin (CYP)" <Martin.Hughes at sheffield.gov.uk>
wrote:
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> A friend and colleague (EP) who trained to do work for tribunals
> reckoned that the 1994 code of practice (and associated stuff such as
> 'senco' etc) was driven largely by government officers as a way of
> trying to push down the appeal system re statementing to a more local
> level.

Er, I don't think so.

The appeal system pre the implementation of the 1993 Education Act (on the
1st of September 1994) was for local appeal committees (LAC). And was
rubbish. In my opinion, you understand.

We, as parents already knocked sideways by the death of my father in early
1993, gave up on trying to appeal an LEA statementing decision - they kept
being 'unable' to convene an LAC.

Fortunately we were advised of the significance of September 1st 1994 and
within a few days a letter requesting change of name of school on statement
arrived at LEA towers.

Our later appeals were heard by the Special Educational Needs Tribunal,
established in 1994 I believe.

> Maybe more than a happy coincidence between good practice pre and
> post-Warnock and government motivations?
> There's usually more than one story behind events.

As you say, maybe.

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