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[senco-forum] Disability Equality Scheme

tpillay tpillay at suttonlea.org
Mon May 12 15:40:54 BST 2008

Article: [senco-forum] Disability Equality Scheme

Ho do I refuse to do it? The SEN committee didn't think my
head was being unreasonable.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart Lucas" <lucass at loretto.com>
To: "tpillay" <tpillay at suttonlea.org>,
<senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk>
Subject: RE: [senco-forum] Disability Equality Scheme
Date: 12-May-2008 15:33:11 +0100

> Basically -
> Do not do it -
> It is not good  practice for one person to do it -
> Also, parents and pupils have to be involved!
> Not to mention Governors -
> If the Govs have a committee set up - use them!
> Stuart
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
> [mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf
> Of tpillay Sent: 12 May 2008 15:27
> To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
> Subject: [senco-forum] Disability Equality Scheme
> 
> Hi all
> 
> In September last year, I was asked by my Head to draw up
> the school's DES on my own. She said it made sense for me
> to do it as I am the Physical Disability Opportunity Base
> Manager at our primary school. I asked for a committee to
> be appointed to work with me, and asked for this again
> when I had to present what I've done so far to the
> Governors' SEN Committee last week. Again I was told to do
> it alone. Is there anyone else who is doing this
> individually? Do I have a leg to stand on, asking for a
> committee or working party to work on it with me? I know
> it's overdue, but I found it hard to get started
> initially. I'm still not doing very well with it. I get 1
> hour a week timetabled in to work on it. Thanks for your
> input.
> 
> Tracy
> 
> 
> 
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