Decision Report Case 7/2012-13
| Decision Number | 7/2012-13 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Court | Special Education Needs Tribunal for Wales |
Disclaimer: This document is an anonymised version of the specific decision. Each case is
considered by SENTW on it’s individual merits, reflects the law as at the time the decision was
made, does not create precedent and should not be relied on as such.
DECISION
Date of Birth: 2001
Appeal of: The Parents
Type of Appeal: Contents of a Statement of SEN
Against Decision of: The Local Authority
Date of hearing: 2012
Persons Present: Parents Parents
Parents Representative IPSEA Volunteer
Parents Witness Occupational Therapist
LA Representative Principal SEN Officer
LA Witness Educational Psychologist
LA Witness Head Teacher
Appeal
The Parents appeal under Section 326 of the Education Act 1996 against the
content of a Statement of Educational Needs written by the Local Authority in
respect of their Child.
Facts
1. The Child was born in September 2001, and is presently 11 years of age.
The Child has a diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome and motor coordination
difficulties. The Child also has specific learning difficulties, as a result of
which the Child has struggled to achieve literacy and numeracy skills. The
Child also has a significant weakness with processing speeds, working
memory, and difficulties with copying and visual processing. These cause
the Child to have problems with concentration, organisation and social
interaction. The Child also has difficulties with fine motor skills and
handwriting.
2. The Child is a pupil at School A, which is a maintained school.
3. A statutory assessment for the Child was requested by the Child’s Parents
in May 2011. After several months of discussion the Local Authority agreed
to carry out a statutory assessment. Between October 2011 and May 2012
several Statements were issued in respect of the Child. The final Statement
is dated May 2012. We note that the process has taken a very long time.
The Parents now appeal against the contents of Parts 2 and 3 of this
Statement.
4. The parties have continued to discuss matters and we have very helpfully
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