choice of school for statemented children

richardw

hoxtonbabe wrote: »

I could send him along to the 1 local good school, it has even had positive write ups in the guardian and Times,

Perhaps do a list of what you consider is wrong with this school and another list of what would be good. Also do a list of their weak religeous education and pastoral care. If the good list is quite long then perhaps also consider where he may get additional Catholic teaching from, perhaps your self and your church.

pandora205

Your local authority should have a 'parent partnership' service to support parents of children with SEN. You could enlist their support in this, as you have two different admission processes to consider. One for meeting your child's SEN (which follows from the Annual Review of the statement) and another for parental choice regarding school (which follows from your expression of preference).

Js_Other_Half

Have a look at these site for help and information:

http://www.parentpartnership.org.uk/

http://www.ipsea.org.uk/