Small-group workshop

REFUSAL TO CARRY OUT STATUTORY ASSESSMENT OR ASSESSMENT FOR AN EHCP (EDUCATION HEALTH AND CARE PLAN)

  • This workshop is for parents who may have requested statutory assessment under the 1996 Education Act, or are about to request assessment for an EHCP (Education Health and Care Plan) under the new legislation which came into effect in September 2014.
  • Participants are invited to bring along any papers relating to their children’s needs, as there will be time for questions and discussion.
  • Places are limited to a maximum of ten participants because of the interactive nature of the workshop.
  • During the course of the year, we also offer to tackle particular topics in greater detail.

Tuesday 23 September 2014 – Morning only

09:30 – 12:30

The Gate House, 51 High Street, Hampton Hill, Middlesex TW12 1NH

Unfortunately there are no facilities for parking at The Gate House.

See map, transport and nearest parking details after the booking form below.

Workshop fee: £30 per person for this workshop for half a day,

or £40 per person for both workshops on offer for the whole day.

A sandwich lunch will be provided.

For further information, queries, and to check availability of places, please contact Martin Dean at the address below or via email on

PLEASE NOTE: Course fees are not refundable. Places are strictly limited and will be reserved once payment is received.

Small-groupworkshop

REFUSAL TO CARRY OUTSTATUTORY ASSESSMENT OR ASSESSMENT FOR AN EHCP (EDUCATION HEALTH AND CARE PLAN)

Programme

09:30Hands-on session (to include coffee)

  • Collecting and keeping evidence
  • Useful sources of information
  • Working with the school
  • Requesting assessment for an EHCP – how to do it
  • Appealing a refusal to assess – how to do it
  • Providing your views at statutory assessment time
  • Checking a proposed statement and naming a school

Considering sample cases

including those of the participants, if required

Frequently asked questions

12:30Close

Small-group workshop

APPEALING A STATEMENT OR AMENDED STATEMENT UNDER THE 1996 EDUCATION ACT

  • This workshop is for parents whose children currently have statements which may need to be amended within the next two years.
  • It is aimed at those people appealing a statement or amended statement drafted under the 1996 Education Act, and is not appropriate for those appealing an EHCP (Education Health and Care Plan).
  • Participants are invited to bring along any papers relating to their children’s needs, as there will be time for questions and discussion.
  • Places are limited to a maximum of ten participants because of the interactive nature of the workshop.
  • During the course of the year we also offer to tackle particular topics in greater detail.

Tuesday 23 September 2014 – Afternoon only

14:00 – 17:00

The Gate House, 51 High Streeet, Hampton Hill, Middlesex, TW12 1NH

Unfortunately there are no facilities for parking at The Gate House.

See map, transport and nearest parking details after the booking form below.

Workshop fee: £30 per person for this workshop for half a day,

or £40 per person for both workshops on offer for the whole day.

A sandwich lunch will be provided.

For further information, queries, and to check availability of places, please contact Martin Dean at the address below or via email on

PLEASE NOTE: Course fees are not refundable. Places are strictly limited and will be reserved once payment is received.

Small-group workshop

APPEALING A STATEMENT ORAMENDED STATEMENT UNDER THE 1996 EDUCATION ACT

Programme

14.00Hands-on session (to include coffee)

  • Responding to a proposed statement or proposed amended statement
  • Appealing a statement
  • Which parts to appeal
  • Getting the hard evidence
  • Writing the appeal
  • The essentials of the task
  • Getting a statement amended
  • Importance of the annual review
  • Appealing a refusal to amend a statement after annual review

Considering sample cases

including those of the participants, if time permits

Frequently asked questions

17:00Close

Booking form
Please use a separate form for each person attending
Workshops / 1) REFUSAL TO CARRY OUT STATUTORY
ASSESSMENT OR ASSESSMENT FOR AN EHCP – Morning only
2) APPEALING A STATEMENT OR AMENDED
STATEMENT UNDER 1996 EDUCATION ACT – Afternoon only
Date / Tuesday 23 September 2014
Workshops / ▢ Morning only - £30: Refusal to carry out statutory assessment or
assessment for an EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan) - £30
▢ Afternoon only - £30: Appealing a statement or amended statement
under the 1996 Education Act(not appropriate for appealing EHCP)
▢ Whole day - £45: Both courses
Venue / The Gate House, 51 High Street, Hampton Hill, Middlesex, TW12 1NH
Name
Address
Post code
Telephone / Mobile
Email
essential
Please indicate if you have any dietary requirements
Please give brief details of your child’s age and needs, and what stage you have reached
I enclose a cheque for ▢ Morning only £30 ▢ Afternoon only £30 ▢ Both £45

Please make cheques payable to SOS! Special Educational Needsand send with booking form toMartin Dean, 275 Staines Road,Twickenham, Middlesex TW2 5AY

TRANSPORT TO

THE GATE HOUSE, HAMPTON HILL

The Gate House, 51 High Street, Hampton Hill, TW12 1NH

Nextto G.S. Keates, Funeral Directors, and almost opposite Bushy Park’s Hampton Hill Gate.

There are no parking facilities at The Gate House but there is free parking in the High Street after 09:30 and at all times in nearby streets. There are two car parks off the High Street: Taylor Close - 4 hours maximum costing £2.40, and free parking for 2 hours behind Sainsbury’s.We recommend that you use public transport where possible and allow plenty of time to get to us, particularly if buses and trains are operating a Saturday service.

Buses R68, R70 and 285 serve the office at the Holly Road stop nearest Hampton Hill Gate. These buses come from Richmond, Teddington and Fulwell train stations and can be caught in Twickenham following a 10-minute walk from the station.

Please note: Satnavs may take you to Hampton High Street, which is an extension of Hampton Hill High Street (A311) beyond the junction with Uxbridge Road (A312). See the map below. The office is shown at the red “A”.

SOS! Special Educational Needs is a charity registered in England and Wales under no. 1153884

Registered as a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales under no. 08634406

Registered office: 275 Staines Road | Twickenham | Middlesex | TW2 5AY