El Cid Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 What is ESA? And shouldn't the thread title be "20% of children have SEN"? You can't be a condition, a condition is something you have. Employment Support Allowance? You can start your own thread on grammar, but it may end in bickering, as many threads seem to, not this thread please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningman1 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 What is ESA? And shouldn't the thread title be "20% of children have SEN"? You can't be a condition, a condition is something you have. ESA is disabled money I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghozer Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 What is ESA? And shouldn't the thread title be "20% of children have SEN"? You can't be a condition, a condition is something you have. ESA is Employment and Support allowance, it's like JSA but for those who need extra help and support to get into employment, and while they are also in a job... It's not quite DLA (or PIP).... it's somewhere in between... and it should be "20% of children have an SEN" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 ESA is Employment and Support allowance, it's like JSA but for those who need extra help and support to get into employment, and while they are also in a job... It's not quite DLA (or PIP).... it's somewhere in between... and it should be "20% of children have an SEN" Thanks for the ESA explanation I think "20% of children have an SEN" sounds wrong. SEN is 'Special Educational Needs', so if you expand it you get "20% of children have an Special Educational Needs" which isn't right. "20% of children have Special Educational Needs" sounds right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghozer Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Thanks for the ESA explanation I think "20% of children have an SEN" sounds wrong. SEN is 'Special Educational Needs', so if you expand it you get "20% of children have an Special Educational Needs" which isn't right. "20% of children have Special Educational Needs" sounds right. SEN means "Special Educational Needs", but when said as SEN it would be "an SEN" because "An SEN" is "A Statement of special educational needs"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Getting a statement of SEN is actually quite difficult and involves several different agencies for assessment, many of which are so overstretched it can take ages. Generally teachers know who has SEN and who just needs extra classroom support, but wouldn't qualify as SEN, and try to give the support anyway rather than wait for the (extensive) paper work to catch up. Even with a statement and funding, the right help isn't always available. It really is a Cinderella area in education. In a similar way to how 'care in the community' fell short when the mental hospitals closed, so children have been short changed when the special schools closed and the children were absorbed into mainstream education.The results are very patchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 SEN means "Special Educational Needs", but when said as SEN it would be "an SEN" because "An SEN" is "A Statement of special educational needs"... That would depend on whether you pronounce it as sen, or spell out the letters ess eee enn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghozer Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Getting a statement of SEN is actually quite difficult and involves several different agencies for assessment, many of which are so overstretched it can take ages. Generally teachers know who has SEN and who just needs extra classroom support, but wouldn't qualify as SEN, and try to give the support anyway rather than wait for the (extensive) paper work to catch up. Even with a statement and funding, the right help isn't always available. It really is a Cinderella area in education. In a similar way to how 'care in the community' fell short when the mental hospitals closed, so children have been short changed when the special schools closed and the children were absorbed into mainstream education.The results are very patchy. yeah, my junior schools etc knew of my 'needs' before I had SEN, it wasn't until later on ( just before secondary ) when I was actually assessed and statemented... Currently not had any ESA since October because of the "Fit for work" thing, waiting on my appeal / tribunal date... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeMaquis Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Would anyone on this forum support selective breeding? Starting with your parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Event Horizo Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 What is interesting is how higher levels of unemployment and poverty creates a higher proportion of children with special needs. Which is why we need to give the gene pool alot more recognition. Were Spartans created from wayne and waynetta slob off the Wybourn ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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