Decision Report Case 6/2010-11
| Decision Number | 6/2010-11 |
| Year | 2011 |
| Court | Special Education Needs Tribunal for Wales |
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considered by SENTW on its individualised merits, reflects the law as at the time the decision
was made, does not create precedent and should be relied on as such.
Decision
Decision
Date of Birth 1999
Appeal of:
Type of Appeal: The Parent
Contents of a Statement of SEN
Against Decision of: Local Authority
Date of hearing 2010 and 2011
Persons present: The Parent Parent
Parent Representative SNAP Cymru
Parent Witness SNAP Cymru
Parent Witness Witness (2010)
LA Representative Head of inclusion
LA Witness SENCO School A
LA Witness Educational Psychologist
(2011)
Appeal
The Parent appeals under section 326 of the Education Act 1996 against the
contents of a statement of special educational needs made by the Local
Authority for their Child.
Preliminary Issues
This appeal hearing commenced in November 2010 and was adjourned for
the reasons set out in the Decision (first decision) dated November 2010.
This Decision should be read in conjunction with the first decision.
In essence the reason for adjourning the hearing of November 2010 was to
enable an educational psychology assessment of the Child to be undertaken
to provide a current picture of the Child’s functioning and difficulties. This
report dated December 2010 was compiled by an Educational Psychologist
who also attended the adjourned hearing.
The Parent sought to admit further documents in evidence at the adjourned
hearing. The LA did not oppose the application. This evidence complied with
the relevant criteria and accordingly the tribunal admitted the following
documents in evidence under regulation 33(2), namely:
i. an email dated December 2010 sent by the Parent to the
tribunal secretariat
ii. a risk assessment report compiled by School A in December
2010
iii. a copy of an ESTYN inspection report dated September 2010
on School B
iv. a copy of a brochure for School B Outreach Service
v. an email sent by the acting head teacher of School B to SNAP
Cymru
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