I had a thread a while back relating to my DN's dd not getting a place at the school her ds currently attends. Her dd didn't get a place as niece and her dh have separated and she moved out of catchment. She has been number 6 on the waiting list since then... no movement. She is planning on keeping her dd in pre-school in the hope that she moves up the list.
I didn't share the whole picture in the original thread as we didn't have the full facts.
DN's dd is not 4 until end of August and has significant speech issues in that unless you know her well you wouldn't know what she was saying at all. Niece kept speaking to HV who gave her "the all get there in their own time" line and has basically given her the run around.
She started pre-school in Sept 13 and in December 13 Manager felt that niece's dd needed referring to SALT.
Again DN has been given the run around when chasing pre-school referred in December and was told she was on the waiting list. 3 weeks ago she rang SALT directly only to be told that they hadn't received a referral. She has now self referred but it could be months before she is seen. In the meantime she has had an independent assessment carried out on her dd. As expected she has quite significant speech issues. This SALT therapist also works in the NHS.
So my question (to those of you who got this far) is... Would this evidence carry any weight will the appeal. It's pretty obvious the she will be at a huge disadvantage with a new pier group since all of the children in her pre school will be going to her first choice school and they have spent the school year with her so can at least recognise some of what she says. Also some of the staff work between the two settings too. I appreciate she will get SALT therapy regardless of the school she attends.
The pre-school manager is saying that DN's dd won't cope with a new pier group and they certainly won't understand her.
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minionmadness · 19/06/2014 11:37
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