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Can anyone recommend a solicitor for councils who aren’t responding to complaints about EHCPs?
Hi all - can anyone recommend a good solicitor for councils who aren’t responding to complaints and are years past their statutory duties to update EHCPs? Many thanks in anticipation.
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Secondary school application
Hello everyone I hope everyone is well I’m having a very difficult time with secondary school applications my son is starting year 5 soon but finding it so difficult to decide to send him to a mainstream school or special needs school. Also I am very worried about bullying and other children taking advantage of him. Please…
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Hi my name is bogulka82. I do an adult care diploma. Would anyone like to share experiences with me?
Hello to everyone. I am complex care assistant. I Do level 3 adult care diploma right now. May be someone would like share experiences with me? Thats will help me with my assessments and also gain my work skills.
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Higher Education Student - Reasonable Adjustments
Hello! Can any of you help me with this? I have ADHD, MDD and anxiety. I am the carer of my mother with Dementia and the 'carer' of my Autistic son. I looked everywhere for a place to study that could accommodate me. The university courses (although flexible and helpful) were still too intense/rigid for me to be able to…
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Has anyone successfully challenged a refusal to grant an assessment/EHCP?
Hi, my lad is 16. GCSE year. He was diagnosed with ADHD in August 2020 (after many years trying to achieve school support). He had a torrid time in November when we complained as to how 4 teachers on 4 occasions failed on 4 opportunities to implement Passport provisions which would otherwise have benefitted him School has…
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I just got into university how will this economically work
I am on UC LCWRA and PIP, I got into university how will this affect my finances. The course has an NHS bursary of £5000 per year. Does my benefits automatically stop.
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Interested in being paid to write articles for online magazines
I am interested in writing for online magazines. I have quite bad ADHD symptoms. The waiting list for treatment is quite long. Is there advice on how to pitch, research and write articles and blog posts. I would appreciate information concerning courses, mentoring or online classes.
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More help needed from school for my son
My son has many struggles so far he has been said to have learning difficulties he has a very low cognitive level Tourette’s and many more things he is 10 don’t understand basic instructions I’ve is due to go high school and can hardly spell I asked school how he was doing they said fine but I could see he was not making…
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Is my daughter dyslexic?
I have never used this method of speaking to someone before, and I am assuming that it is Hannah the educational psychologist that I am communicating with. My daughter is 8, reading has always been a chore, Im not sure she likes it, one of the reasons is that we are always correcting her on nearly every sentence, she will…
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A fight for everything
Hi My 10 year old son is severely disabled, non verbal, has epilepsy, cannot walk or sit unaided, is doubly incontinent and is type 1 diabetic. There has never been an update of the EHCP - the only one in place is 7+ years old. Since it was written, we have had all night care withdrawn (2018), he has had his diabetes…
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Leaving college without my quificastion this year feeling low
I am stressed about college so much that I have decided to leave college but I am worried that I have made the wrong decision and I don't know what to do?
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Advice needed covid and school
Hi all Just need bit of advice Toby just tested positive for covid after coming home with symptoms I've tried looking for the answer but keep getting different outcomes My question is should he go to school ? I know there are no legal requirements to self isolate now but some searched say send them to school 9thers say…
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Help!! Feeling like my son is being forgotton and set up to fail, where can i get some support?
Hi I'm desperate for some advice on how to get my son the help he needs. We have been unhappy with his current school for a while but decided to wait to get his EHCP before we moved him as he really struggles socially, when we move him we want to make sure that's where he will stay and he will get the help he needs. We are…
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I am thinking of doing an online course, but I keep on changing my mind
I have seen an online course that I would like to study as I would like to be able to start work once I am allowed to as I am currently on limited capability for work, so I only see my UC adviser every three months. I am due another Work Capability Assessment in July I think my adviser said it is. I had my first WCA around…
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Educational psychologist report
Hi do I ask my sons school for the educational psychologist report or does one get sent out to you too it's been a while since my 4 year old son was assessed by her and I've not heard a thing since xx thank you for reading x
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Any advice on what to write in a letter to LEA panel? I need to show why he needs a SEN school
hello, I am looking for advice in what to write in a letter the LEA panel. my son has just had a local secondary school named on his EHCP when he really needs a sen provision. I have been advised to write a letter to state why he needs a sen school. hopefully someone can help. thank you
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Hi, I'm a parent of a child with additional needs and a child with mental health
Hi i'm sarah 40 from south yorkshire i'm new here i'm a parent of a child with additional needs and a child with mental health
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Changing SEN Unit
Hi Everyone, I’m new to the forum and new to reaching out for help in general! My Son is 9 years old and started at a mainstream school but was quickly moved to a SEN provision in a mainstream setting after 6 months. He has an EHCP and has been at his current school since reception. At the time he joined this SEN provision…
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I think parents of children who have send have no idea what actually happens in schools
I understand exactly how you feel. I think parents of children who have send have no idea what actually happens in schools. That only ONE person in a WHOLE school has to have ANY qualifications in additional needs(and even then it only applies to SENCos that started after 2008). In fact they only have to get some training…
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All choices of school been rejected
hi I’m new here. I’m currently at my wits end. All 3 of my sons choice of schools have turned him down. The first choice a secondary mainstream with DSP - which we named in his echp, the second choice a mld secondary and the third a feeder mainstream state they cannot meet his needs.It seems nobody wants my child- I…
