Monday 6 June 2011

and it gets even better

Requested some follow up from SEN dept today so we can make an informed decision following our meeting at Edgbarrow school tomorrow. They have spoken to the Deputy head of 'said' school and he has said he will come back with his view on the report and what they can do around space issues at the end of the week. I have requested SEN dept go back to him and say that from our point of view as parents this is not acceptable.
Lets do a simple timeline for this shall we?
November 2010 Applied for place - application is sent to school with copy of statement and accompanying reports all of which state the boys need a small comfortable area to retreat to together with all the other issues they face on a daily basis.
Feb 2011 Granted place, statement updated to show secondary school.
March 25th meeting held with head teacher where she voiced her concerns around space issues (among many other concerns !!!
April 20th Meeting with SEN Manager - who stated they would have to do an environmental audit to review their current use of space.
April 27th Annual statement review held at primary school with many professionals including 2 representatives from secondary school. Again it was stated that an environmental audit would have to take place.
May 13th Environmental Audit completed
3 weeks later (all but one day to be fair to them !) report was received. 
Deputy head contacted for his views - no response.
Deputy head contacted 6th June for response to the report and what discussions they have had.
Told SEN dept he would get back to them by the end of the week
Acceptable? !! NO NO NO - Not in anyones imagination.
This school, knowing they have given places to my boys have done absolutely nothing between 25th March and 6th June around the space issue and the many other concerns they raised. They have not communicated with us as a family following the meeting where they raised so many concerns. They have clearly not looked into how they will accommodate these boys even though they have places and statement requirements.  They are clearly not going to.  I think they are playing a strategic game, the longer they hold off the more likely we are to go elsewhere. 
If I had not escalated this to get the SEN manager on board working very hard for us what would the school have done? Nothing, Sweet Nothing.  I truly believe our boys would have turned up on day one and been a compete inconvenience to them because they dont fall into their strict processes and procedures.  I think they would have winged it and hoped for the best. This the supposedly best school in Bracknell ? This from a Christian school which claim to be inclusive? Claim to rise to a challenge? This challenge is
clearly one to difficult for them to rise to. Shame on you.

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