Please assist in providing guidance and
appropriate information on the following (formal freedom of information
requests)
1. The
role of the school in securing the right and timely support for children with
educational and specific needs.
2. The
extent to which that educational support should fit the moral, ethical and
statutory standard.
3. The
extent to which pupils from historically disadvantaged backgrounds such as in
particular black boys, must be treated equally, included and fully supported
with resources.
4. The
extent to which children with specific speech, communicative and language
delays should have access to appropriate support professionals.
5. The
extent to which the school must consider the diversity in its learning and staffing
environment consistent with the community.
6. The
extent to which the school must be transparent, inclusive and meaningfully
responsive to reasonable requests from a child’s parents for the collegial
support of the child’s learning.
7. The
extent to which a speech and language therapist can make a medical diagnosis of
a child as opposed to a paediatrician.
8. The
extent to which especially in the absence of meaningful support, a SPLT can
make a referral or take a position as to whether a child should go to special
needs school.
9. The
Extent to which a SPLT can decide how many hours a child with no adequate or
meaningful support should attend. Especially when the child already has
significantly reduced hours compared to his peers.
10. The
extent to which a SPLT can conduct her/his work without interaction with the
child. As opposed to simply observing and writing a report.
11. The
extent to which a SPLT simply repeats what the school told her/him, as opposed
to contemporaneous observation and own professional observations in real time.
12. The
remit of the school in providing adequate and timely resources in parallel
responsibilities with the local educational body.
13. The
extent and timeline of a school’s preparation of an educational plan before and
during their start for example, reception class.
14. Please
attach relevant reports regarding diversity, disability and special needs of
South Camberley inspections.
We look forward to your
response.
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