ANONYMISED DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL
Reference: d/08/2008
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Type of Reference: Content of CSP
In considering this Reference the Tribunal, at the beginning of the hearing, reminded the representatives of the importance of focussing upon the content of the co-ordinated support (CSP) plan.
The Tribunal also emphasised the overriding objective in Rule 3 of The Additional Support Needs Tribunals for
The Tribunal were anxious to deal with the reference ‘fairly and justly’ and to be flexible in the proceedings.
The hearing proceeded, with the agreement of both representatives, with a careful analysis, submissions and evidence in respect of the content of the aforesaid draft CSP.
Both the Appellant and the Education Authority were represented.
Neither party had a Supporter.
The Appellant’s representative confirmed that she did not seek to amend specific pages.
The Tribunal proceeded to consider submissions from both representatives together with evidence from the child’s parents, the Education Officer and the Social Worker. Further productions were lodged late on the morning of the hearing for both parties. These productions were referred to briefly within the hearing and together with the remaining productions assisted everyone in their joint effort to seek agreement and to resolve all disputed areas within the draft CSP before the Tribunal.
Flowing directly from the above submissions and evidence, both representatives presented the Tribunal with an agreed wording of the CSP and invited the Tribunal to record their agreement.
The Tribunal now issue this Decision recording the ‘joint agreement’ of the final agreed wording of the content of the CSP.
Educational Objective – HEALTH (No1)
(i)Second Column
First Bullet
Delete on line 3 and 4 ‘a Health Visitor’ and insert ‘the General Practitioner’.
Second Bullet
In line 2 after ’and with’ insert ‘the General Practitioner or the’.
Third Bullet
In line 1 delete ‘Access to’.
Fourth Bullet
At the beginning of line 1 insert ‘from August 2008’.
New Fifth Bullet
Insert ‘When (the child) becomes fatigued at College he is transported back to school to access the quiet area/room’.
(ii)Third Column
Insert ‘NCH Scotland, Any other services provided by social work’.
Educational Objective – CURRICULUM (No2)
(i)Second Column
First Bullet
At the end insert ‘having regard to age, aptitude and ability’.
New Third Bullet
Insert ‘Advice and guidance, monitoring and training to be provided by Autism Outreach Teacher and the CALL Centre’.
(ii)Third Column
Delete everything within brackets in Lines 9 and 11.
In line 5 after ‘Therapist’ insert ‘/Assistant’.
In line 6 after ‘Therapist’ insert ‘(paediatrics and community)’.
Educational Objective – LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION (No3)
(i)Second Column
Third Bullet
In line 2 delete ‘to improve (the child’s) comprehension.’
(ii) Third Column
In line 3 after ‘Therapist’ insert ‘(/Assistant)’.
In line 7 after ‘Therapist’ insert ‘(paediatrics and community)’.
Delete in the final line ‘all communicative partners’
Insert ‘Call Centre’.
Educational Objective – LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION (No4)
(i)Second Column
First Bullet
Delete ‘Parents, teachers, auxiliaries and therapists’ in lines 1 and 2. At the end of line 5 insert ‘together with blocks of 1 to 1 speech and language therapy’.
Sixth Bullet
Delete in lines 2 and 3 ‘to improve (the child’s) social communication skills’.
Delete in lines 4 and 5 ‘as required’.
(ii)Third Column
Insert after ‘Therapist’ in line 3 ‘/Assistant’.
Insert after ‘Therapist’ in final line ‘paediatrics and community)’.
Insert ‘Call Centre, Autism Outreach Teacher’.
Educational Objective – LEARNING (No5)
(i)First Column
In line 2 delete ‘in class’.
(ii)Second Column
First Bullet
In line 1 delete ‘Teachers and’ and insert ‘1 to 1 teaching and or’.
At the end of line 3 insert ‘where a need has been identified’.
Second Bullet
In line 5 after ‘specific software’ insert ‘including those currently utilised, namely Boardmaker 6 and Clicker 5’.
New Third Bullet
Insert ‘For the Local Authority to explore the possibility of software provision for use at home’.
(iii)Third Column
Insert ‘Speech and Language Therapist/Assistant, Occupational Therapist (paediatrics and community), Autism Outreach Teacher, Call Centre, NCH Scotland, services provided by social work, Principal Teacher for Learning Support Area 1’.
Educational Objective-SKILLS (No6)
Second Column
First Bullet
In line 2 after ‘payments’ insert (6 hours per week)’.
In line 2 after ‘outreach’ insert ‘(6 hours per week during all school holidays)’.
At the end of line 3 after ‘regular’ insert ‘three monthly’.
At the end of line 4 insert ‘lead by social work’.
New Fifth Bullet
Insert ‘Social Worker will start the process to explore potential local and mainland residential respite facilities’.
Third Column
In line 3 insert ‘(paediatrics and community)’.
In line 6 delete ‘(for advice and guidance)’.
Delete final line.
Educational Objective –FINE AND GROSS MOTOR SKILLS/SENSORY AWARENESS (No7)
(i)First Column
Delete everything in line 1 after ‘activities’ until ‘difficulties’ in line 3, and thereafter insert in line1 ‘encourage and develop (the child’s) gross &/ fine motor skills’.
(i)Second Column
First Bullet
Delete everything and insert ‘To provide a trial period (to commence no later than the beginning of October 2008) for (the child) to access a sensory room and if benefits are established, in consultation with (the child’s) parents, to provide appropriate access to a sensory room as a curricular activity’.
Second Bullet
In line 1 after ‘provide’ insert ‘advice/guidance/programme of’.
In line 2 after ‘interventions’ insert ‘and monitoring’.
New Third Bullet
Insert ‘Community Occupational Therapist to assess for appropriate adaptation to assist (the child) at home’.
(iii)Third Column
In line 4 after ‘Therapist’ insert ‘(paediatrics and community)’.
Educational Objective – BEHAVIOUR (No8)
(i)Second Column
New Second Bullet
Insert ‘1 to 1 support will be provided to Stuart where a need is established to achieve this educational objective’.
(ii)Third Column
Insert ‘Speech and Language Therapist/Assistant, Autism Outreach Teacher’
Educational Objective-Independent Living Skills (No9)
Second Column
First Bullet
In line 2 after ‘programme’ insert ‘including local journeys programme’.
New Fourth Bullet
Insert ‘Occupational Therapy to provide advice/guidance/programme of interventions and monitoring’.
Third Column
In the last line after ‘Therapist’ insert ‘(paediatrics and community), General Practitioner, Autism Outreach Teacher, Call Centre, Scottish Autistic Society, Bridge Community Centre, Speech and Language Therapist/Assistant’.
Educational Objective-TRANSITION (No10)
(i)Second Column
New Third Bullet
Insert ‘1 to 1 support will be provided to (the child) where a need is established to achieve this educational objective’.
New Fourth Bullet
Insert ‘Planning for transition to Adult Services, including development of a care plan, to begin immediately and be in place prior to school leaving date’.
New Fifth Bullet
Insert ‘(the child) to attend Saturday Club once a month subject to it remaining in existence and it being appropriate to (the child’s) needs’.
New Sixth Bullet
Insert ‘, Principal Teacher for Learning Support, ………, to liaise between parents, school and college to address any issues, ensure communication and sharing of information’.
(ii)Third Column
In the last line delete ‘(for advice and guidance)’.
Insert ‘Speech and Language Therapist/Assistant, Occupational Therapist (paediatrics and community), NCH Scotland, Call Centre, services provided by Social Work, Housing, Careers Scotland.’
Both Parties concur in the above amendments to the Co-ordinated Support Plan. The Tribunal is satisfied that the above amendments should be allowed.
The Tribunal require the Education Authority, in accordance with Section 19(4)(b) of The Education (Additional Support for Learning)(Scotland) Act 2004, to make aforesaid jointly agreed amendments to the CSP for (the child) no later than the end of the first week of the commencement of the next school term (August 2008), having regard to Rule 2 in calculating the aforesaid time limit and the fact that the current school summer term has ended.
30th June 2008
