tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697346330292757999.post5703667493853455373..comments2023-06-10T14:26:15.957+01:00Comments on Staffordshire: Leicestershires Second Contribution to the ReviewMairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516412983740136098noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697346330292757999.post-47647841071152909992009-10-14T03:05:25.860+01:002009-10-14T03:05:25.860+01:00Do we know who filled this in? I'm finding int...Do we know who filled this in? I'm finding interesting results depending on whether responses have been filed in by the bod on the ground (often realistic) ortheir manager (often more unrealistic/comlaining about hands being tied)<br /><br />In addition have talked to some eople at LAs who filled in original Qnrs for review and their answers can often be read two ways. eg when they say "we can't go into the house and see the child all the time" they mean "we are not allowed to and are fine with that" but t comes accross as a complaint. More than 6 local authorities have complained to me recently that they thought the original qnrs were leading and missed the point and didn't understand the law so they found them difficult to answer. SOme have told me that as bods on the ground they were "not allowed" to fill them in and managers took over - one in particular was told not only was she not allowed to fill it in but she wasn't allowed to see it either!!!Alison Sauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17750590554400582933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697346330292757999.post-52851622530300332942009-10-10T17:55:07.718+01:002009-10-10T17:55:07.718+01:00Sorry not to have replied here,will be back soon.Sorry not to have replied here,will be back soon.Mairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00516412983740136098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697346330292757999.post-111086264053862512009-10-03T09:16:08.795+01:002009-10-03T09:16:08.795+01:00I should thank you for posting this, Maire, as it&...I should thank you for posting this, Maire, as it's nudged me into sending a FOI for Lincolnshire's response too - I'd forgotten about that!<br /><br />Theirs will probably be pretty similar to this - their original response was full of requests for ultra vires responsibilities - they seem to have already made their mind up they will be creating the new job title of "Monitoring Advisor", and even asked for the money to do this! They must have been overjoyed with Badman's report.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748086692095484212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697346330292757999.post-9655658540973251202009-10-02T21:12:06.974+01:002009-10-02T21:12:06.974+01:00So, clearly this particular LA does not accept the...So, clearly this particular LA does not accept the principle that it is the parent, and not the state, who has the primary responsibility for the education of the child. It would appear that this LA is most certainly operating, or desiring to operate, ultra vires. Fascinating.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10655355287500833547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697346330292757999.post-71926664251616402032009-10-02T20:42:27.690+01:002009-10-02T20:42:27.690+01:00Just to pick on one of the many glaring misreprese...Just to pick on one of the many glaring misrepresentations here:<br /><br />"What proportion are being home educated to avoid prosecution for non-attendance?<br />13.20%.<br />Often the families say “we had to do this as we didn’t want to be prosecuted”, sometimes the EWO registers their concern that the family has chosen to educate this way to avoid prosecution."<br /><br />Why do they assume that families saying this are not providing a suitable education? It is quite possible to choose EHE to avoid prosecution (who wouldn't want to avoid prosecution?), and then go on to provide an education suitable to age, ability and any SEN the child has.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748086692095484212noreply@blogger.com