Essex 11+ SEN Reasonable Adjustments Policy
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Completely agree with your point about paying attention to how the adjustment (if allowed) will actually be applied. Dd has worked very hard to give herself the best possible chance ...I worry that she could be completely 'thrown' by any adjustments that she is not expecting. She is ,of course, aware that we asked the school to apply for her but I can't help but think that it is very unfair to only let dc's know a week before the test. My nieces and nephew took gcse's this summer and one of them had a special adjustment agreed and she was notified weeks in advance. .
Re: Essex 11+ SEN Reasonable Adjustments Policy
I have news ! Have just been called by the Ht who said that she has been told that dd has been given additional time in all tests. I am not sure how much - this will be in a letter that the school should receive on Friday but I am surprised that dd has been granted extra time in nvr as it is not needed . Anyway fingers crossed that I hear tomorrow if it is the same amount of additional time for all tests or whether it varies per subject.
I know that it will sound ridiculous but I am so pleased that I persisted with this -it is good news for dd.
I know that it will sound ridiculous but I am so pleased that I persisted with this -it is good news for dd.
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Brilliant. Has she got a reader for the maths? Surely it's logical for the NVR too if the reason for the extra time is some kind of reading difficulty? Sure there's not much to read in NVR but you do still have to read the question and surely she must be reading it more slowly or inaccurately than others - otherwise she wouldn't be wanting a reader in the maths would she? So the extra time in NVR would put her more on a level playing field with the others which is the idea of the adjustment?
Good luck for the real thing. That's great news.
Good luck for the real thing. That's great news.
Re: Essex 11+ SEN Reasonable Adjustments Policy
Well done tigger2 ..
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Excellent news.
You did good.
You did good.
Re: Essex 11+ SEN Reasonable Adjustments Policy
Well done - I think it is reasonable to get some extra time or a reader in an exam where questions need reading. Hope they give your DC good exams conditions too
Best of luck
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Best of luck
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I am glad to report that dd had her vr and non vr practice tests yesterday. So pleased that I had advance warning that adjustments had been granted because I was able to warn her that she may be on her own because that is what happened and she told me that she has been given 25% extra time .
I understand your point about non vr Mystery...yes she still takes a lot longer to read the instruction but seems to realise before she has fully read it what the answer is..she was told off by a teacher in year 4 for not taking the nfer non vr paper seriously as she was quick to finish but she got 100%.
Dd wants to practice Maths this weekend !!! Amazing !! Whatever the outcome I am so proud of her
I understand your point about non vr Mystery...yes she still takes a lot longer to read the instruction but seems to realise before she has fully read it what the answer is..she was told off by a teacher in year 4 for not taking the nfer non vr paper seriously as she was quick to finish but she got 100%.
Dd wants to practice Maths this weekend !!! Amazing !! Whatever the outcome I am so proud of her
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Re: Essex 11+ SEN Reasonable Adjustments Policy
Reading all this makes me feel very sick as I think I've let my DD down.
25 years ago I sat the 11+ in Essex with no extra time. I was offered the place at GS I wanted (the GS my Mum had been to) but didn't ultimately go there as when we talked to them about reasonable adjustments for my schooling (not for the exam) they were ill-prepared and said "we'll cope". I went to special school, was accelerated through my learning and got good GCSEs; A-l;evels and degree all 1 year younger than usual but will never know what social and vocational differences a GS would have made to my life.
DD (age 10) and DS (age 8 ) don't have my SEN but were both tested for dyslexia a year ago. DS's is certain, but DD's was thought to be borderline and would require a £450 EP assessment to identify for sure. We chose to spend this cash on tutoring rather than assessment, so didn't push for adjustments as when I'd investigated with the CSSE last year there were none...
She fell apart emotionally during the VR paper, due probably to a combination of a cold and frustration from processing problems... She is unlikely to have results worthy of a GS, but do I push on to put a GS on the CAF then appeal when we don't get one?
I'm naturally a tiger-mother and have fought for my own disability rights all my life (as well as those of others) but I've also learnt to pick my battles and I'm just not sure whether I should fight to get the DCs to schools where their needs won't necessarily be best met?
Atilla's post about long-term emotional damage worries me as I fear my pushing for 11+ learning has already made a negative impact to DD...
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25 years ago I sat the 11+ in Essex with no extra time. I was offered the place at GS I wanted (the GS my Mum had been to) but didn't ultimately go there as when we talked to them about reasonable adjustments for my schooling (not for the exam) they were ill-prepared and said "we'll cope". I went to special school, was accelerated through my learning and got good GCSEs; A-l;evels and degree all 1 year younger than usual but will never know what social and vocational differences a GS would have made to my life.
DD (age 10) and DS (age 8 ) don't have my SEN but were both tested for dyslexia a year ago. DS's is certain, but DD's was thought to be borderline and would require a £450 EP assessment to identify for sure. We chose to spend this cash on tutoring rather than assessment, so didn't push for adjustments as when I'd investigated with the CSSE last year there were none...
She fell apart emotionally during the VR paper, due probably to a combination of a cold and frustration from processing problems... She is unlikely to have results worthy of a GS, but do I push on to put a GS on the CAF then appeal when we don't get one?
I'm naturally a tiger-mother and have fought for my own disability rights all my life (as well as those of others) but I've also learnt to pick my battles and I'm just not sure whether I should fight to get the DCs to schools where their needs won't necessarily be best met?
Atilla's post about long-term emotional damage worries me as I fear my pushing for 11+ learning has already made a negative impact to DD...
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Gosh, what special school was available to someone who could do all of that a year early? Would such a school still exist?
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Re: Essex 11+ SEN Reasonable Adjustments Policy
The school does still exist but their intake has changed over the years, pupils going there now often have multiple disabilities including learning disabilities whereas when I wentit had a grammar stream, main comp section and a bit for the kids with LD but mainly focussed upon support for kids with sight loss but no other SEN. As the school was small they were able to accelerate me up a year but this wasn't the norm for many pupils.
My DH was also accelerated a year (but at quite a different school and he has no SEN); I think it is now a practice that is avoided.
I'm not at all dyslexic, my SEN and that of my kids is unrelated.
My DH was also accelerated a year (but at quite a different school and he has no SEN); I think it is now a practice that is avoided.
I'm not at all dyslexic, my SEN and that of my kids is unrelated.