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[jessica]

Anyone on here been before the special needs educational tribunal? and if so. did you win. etc.
is it just contrite rubbish or is it a real judgement of your case etc.
off there soon. definately not backing down........

[C C]

I have never actually been to a tribunal, but, I work in a school and have supported parents in preparing for a tribunal in the past when I was a SENCO (when school and parents felt child needed a statement but LA did not agree to a statutory assessment). It used to be that LA's would settle just before it got to the actual tribunal and give in to the statement request etc if faced with a parent willing to fight all the way. Not sure this is still what happens, haven't been involved with any recently. Possibly with the inclusion agenda and dramatic drop in number of statements issued, LA's are more willing to stand their ground?
There are some good charities and support groups out there who will help parents with tribunals, I can pick up some details tomorrow at work if that is any help to you? What are you going to tribunal for exactly?

[chim]

Need to apologies for my first post now deleted, was being a large bit ignorant and a complete tt.

Good luck to you.

[jessica]

C C said:

I have never actually been to a tribunal, but, I work in a school and have supported parents in preparing for a tribunal in the past when I was a SENCO (when school and parents felt child needed a statement but LA did not agree to a statutory assessment). It used to be that LA's would settle just before it got to the actual tribunal and give in to the statement request etc if faced with a parent willing to fight all the way. Not sure this is still what happens, haven't been involved with any recently. Possibly with the inclusion agenda and dramatic drop in number of statements issued, LA's are more willing to stand their ground?
There are some good charities and support groups out there who will help parents with tribunals, I can pick up some details tomorrow at work if that is any help to you? What are you going to tribunal for exactly?

Thanks for your response.
I work for a charity that supports parents like me, but have never got as far as the tribunal personally.
got an appropriate education for my eldest son without the tribunal.
This one is for my youngest. Dyslexia (13 with a reading age of 8.6 years.
also ? aspergers ( already have two aspies.)
tribunal is for failure to re assess. which the LEA are now agreeing to do. once threatened with tribunal. other issue is failure to provide a statement only a statement in leiu.
I wont be giving up thats for sure.............

[Hammer67]

Feel for you. My lad`s now 13 and autistic and I look back with a shudder at the battle Mrs H67 and I went through to get a statement for him. A battle, all the harder to wage when you`re still reeling from the diagnosis and trying to come to terms with it. Normal life literally disintegrated around us and Mrs H67 came close to breaking several times, so did I TBH. Fortunately we won our battle and our lad attends a fantastic school which he loves. Mrs H67 gained such invaluable experience with our lad she now works with autistic children at a special unit attached to a mainstream school. Good luck Jess.

[jessica]

Hammer67 said:

Feel for you. My lad`s now 13 and autistic and I look back with a shudder at the battle Mrs H67 and I went through to get a statement for him. A battle, all the harder to wage when you`re still reeling from the diagnosis and trying to come to terms with it. Normal life literally disintegrated around us and Mrs H67 came close to breaking several times, so did I TBH. Fortunately we won our battle and our lad attends a fantastic school which he loves. Mrs H67 gained such invaluable experience with our lad she now works with autistic children at a special unit attached to a mainstream school. Good luck Jess.

Thanks..
I have been here before. my other austic son is 19 years old now. we have our bad days and our good.
He is very much getting there. He has Asperger's. So he slips through the net most of the time.
I also work with special needs kids now.
I also nearly had a breakdown the first time i did this. Third time around its easier but still stressful....

[Hammer67]

jessica said:

Hammer67 said:

Feel for you. My lad`s now 13 and autistic and I look back with a shudder at the battle Mrs H67 and I went through to get a statement for him. A battle, all the harder to wage when you`re still reeling from the diagnosis and trying to come to terms with it. Normal life literally disintegrated around us and Mrs H67 came close to breaking several times, so did I TBH. Fortunately we won our battle and our lad attends a fantastic school which he loves. Mrs H67 gained such invaluable experience with our lad she now works with autistic children at a special unit attached to a mainstream school. Good luck Jess.

Thanks..
I have been here before. my other austic son is 19 years old now. we have our bad days and our good.
He is very much getting there. He has Asperger's. So he slips through the net most of the time.
I also work with special needs kids now.
I also nearly had a breakdown the first time i did this. Third time around its easier but still stressful....

I don`t know how we coped at times. I just can`t shake off the "Why me?" stuff even now 10 years later. He`s a great lad at times in his special way but all my hopes and dreams for him/us died with his diagnosis, TBH I`ve never really fully come to terms with it. When I see parents screaming and shouting at their fully functioning offspring for just being normal boisterous children I can`t handle it. How you cope with more than one is beyond me, I couldn`t do it. You must have the patience of several saints.

[Xenocide]

It might be worth giving my dad a call: Nigel Pugh - contact details on http://www.educationadvocacy.co.uk

He's done it hundreds of times. Give him a call

[jessica]

Hammer67 said:

jessica said:

Hammer67 said:

Feel for you. My lad`s now 13 and autistic and I look back with a shudder at the battle Mrs H67 and I went through to get a statement for him. A battle, all the harder to wage when you`re still reeling from the diagnosis and trying to come to terms with it. Normal life literally disintegrated around us and Mrs H67 came close to breaking several times, so did I TBH. Fortunately we won our battle and our lad attends a fantastic school which he loves. Mrs H67 gained such invaluable experience with our lad she now works with autistic children at a special unit attached to a mainstream school. Good luck Jess.

Thanks..
I have been here before. my other austic son is 19 years old now. we have our bad days and our good.
He is very much getting there. He has Asperger's. So he slips through the net most of the time.
I also work with special needs kids now.
I also nearly had a breakdown the first time i did this. Third time around its easier but still stressful....

I don`t know how we coped at times. I just can`t shake off the "Why me?" stuff even now 10 years later. He`s a great lad at times in his special way but all my hopes and dreams for him/us died with his diagnosis, TBH I`ve never really fully come to terms with it. When I see parents screaming and shouting at their fully functioning offspring for just being normal boisterous children I can`t handle it. How you cope with more than one is beyond me, I couldn`t do it. You must have the patience of several saints.

I cope just like you. Knowing that i dont have a choice and that life isnt fair. We have ACE days here and very stressful one too.
I fear for what the future holds. I live for the moment and hope and pray, services and support will get better. Even though i know it wont.
What saddens me most are the people who dont understand. Those that think i may have dragged my kids up. Those that think they are naughty boys.
My 19 year old aspie son recently stopped at a bus stop because he saw a girl fall off the bus stop bench. She was having a fit. He put her in the recovery position and called an ambulance.

I was so very proud that day.