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ombudsman ruling on GS entrance exam

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:24 pm
by Etienne
An autistic boy with dyspraxia and attention deficit disorder sat grammar school entrance exam – school failed to make reasonable adjustments in accordance with DDA.

See D6:
Digest of ombudsman cases:
http://www.lgo.org.uk/GetAsset.aspx?id= ... B8ADAAfAA1

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 3:32 am
by Alex
This was Doobie and her son:

http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/forum/ ... hp?p=25945

Her tenacity in taking her complaint to the Ombudsman has had an effect in Lincolnshire (still not perfect but certainly more attention is being paid to issues of disability and SEN).

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 10:43 am
by yoyo123
Fantastic.

Just shows not to give up.

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:36 am
by Sally-Anne
Alex wrote:This was Doobie and her son
I thought I recognised it!