ombudsman ruling on GS entrance exam

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Etienne
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ombudsman ruling on GS entrance exam

Post 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
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Alex
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Post 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).
yoyo123
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Post by yoyo123 »

Fantastic.

Just shows not to give up.
Sally-Anne
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Post by Sally-Anne »

Alex wrote:This was Doobie and her son
I thought I recognised it!
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