- Leaflets Each leaflet is about a specific topic, and can be downloaded and printed. Some of the leaflets in this section have been produced by the Milton Keynes Parent Partnership Service; others have been produced by national or local organisations.
- Letters These are sample letters which can be downloaded for you to use. They are templates for you to add in your details and alter as you wish.
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Leaflets
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Milton Keynes Parent Partnership Service - Helping you to help your childLeaflet describes who Parent Partnership is, what our aims are and what we do.
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Questions to ask schoolA list of some of the questions you may want to ask school about your child's special educational needs, and about the support they may have put in place.
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The Statutory AssessmentAn explanation of what a statutory assessment is, who can ask for it and what it involves.
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Time Limits for the Statutory AssessmentA flow chart showing a breakdown of the time limits and deadlines in the statutory assessment process.
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450 kb
Preparing for School MeetingsInformation and facts on preparing for a meeting at your childs school.
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Primary & Secondary Admissions and Appeals - a guide for parentsA Department for Children, Schools and Families guide for parents. It describes how the school admissions process works, admission rules, choosing schools, the admissions process chart and more. Also, it provides information on how the appeals process works.
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Milton Keynes School Admission AppealsA guide for parents making an appeal about admissions to schools in Milton Keynes
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Appealing for a SchoolACE (Advisory Centre for Education) - a practical guide to parents' legal rights in step-by-step format.
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Checklist - Appealing for a School Checklist to be used as an aid when gathering supporting evidence for appeal hearing. To be used in conjunction with Fact Sheet 1 - Appealing for a School
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Special Educational Needs (SEN) - A guide for parents and carersThe DCSF (Department for Children, Schools and Families) have produced this guide to help parents and carers understand what special needs are, what you can do if you are worried, how you can help your child, how others can help your child, what the Local Authority can do, and your rights and your child's rights.
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Questions to ask when visiting schools.A list of questions to ask when visiting a school for the first time.
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ACE Exclusions - Young Persons GuideACE is the only charity working in the country to support families on a wide range of issues including bullying, admission, special educational needs and exclusion. They are reliant on voluntary donations to carry on this invaluable work and they need your support to continue and expand their services for the future. To find out more visit their website: www.ace-ed.org.uk
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ACE Fixed Period ExclusionsACE is the only charity working in the country to support families on a wide range of issues including bullying, admission, special educational needs and exclusion. They are reliant on voluntary donations to carry on this invaluable work and they need your support to continue and expand their services for the future. To find out more visit their website: www.ace-ed.org.uk
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ACE Permanent ExclusionACE is the only charity working in the country to support families on a wide range of issues including bullying, admission, special educational needs and exclusion. They are reliant on voluntary donations to carry on this invaluable work and they need your support to continue and expand their services for the future. To find out more visit their website: www.ace-ed.org.uk
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134 kb
Sure Start Children's Centres in Milton KeynesContact list for Sure Start Children's Centres in Milton Keynes, for further information on please visit the website.
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How to analyse your proposed statementThis fact sheet sets out what should be in a proposed statement, and how you can make sure that the right information from the reports (appendices) is in the statement.
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School Choice AdviceSupporting parents and Carers with the Transfer to Secondary School
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FACTSHEET 1 - Appealing for a School This factsheet is designed to provide guidance to those parents/carers who have requested help in preparing their appeals. It covers: reasons for appeal, what do include in parental case, net capacity, school case and useful contacts.
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Factsheet 1 - Appealing for a SchoolFactsheet explaining what information it is advisable to include within your parental case. Reasons for appealling. Explains the School Case and the meaning of Net Capacity.
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Factsheet 2 - AcademiesThis factsheet explains the differences between academies that replaced "failing schools" and the new type of academies - outstanding or good schools with outstanding features.
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Factsheet 3 - Equal Preference SystemThis factsheet explains the equal preference system used by the local authority and schools to allocate and offer schools to children transferring from primary to secondary school.
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Factsheet 4 - Types of secondary schools in Milton KeynesThis factsheet explains the different types of schools now found in Milton Keynes, i.e. Academies (type 1 and type 2), foundation, trust and voluntary aided.
Letters
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Parent report form for statutory assessmentThis form has guidelines, which are memory prompts, to help you think about things you might want to include in your report for the statutory assessment. You can type directly onto the form and save it on your computer. You can then print it out, sign it, and send it to the SEN Casework Team at Milton Keynes Council.
