This blog post was written 28/9/2020

Today has been a good day. We have managed 2 hours in school and have achieved outdoor play, messy play, science experiments, magic tricks and a session with the speech and language therapist! What a morning.

The first month has not gone well, it has been a long, slow transition with Charlie only attending for 1 hour twice a week in some weeks, and some weeks only managing 1 x 1hour session. It’s been exhausting, but with the level of separation anxiety Charlie has, it is imperative that the transition is slow, managed and on Charlie’s terms in order for it to be successful. But today, I genuinely felt at ease. I felt confident, Charlie felt confident and we can definitely build on that.

I heard from the legal service that are dealing with our tribunal case and they have advised that we should settle the appeal of the EHCP out of court and on the 7th October, that is fantastic! I am so pleased! I can’t wait for it to be over. And the bonus is that I won’t need to pay for the appearances of the witnesses that wrote our reports. That is definitely a bonus! I feel like the last year has totally broken me emotionally and now I am feeling so much better about things.

I also joined the SENDIASS Advisory Board, this is so I can be a support to other families and be a voice for SEN children that are going through this process. It is an incredibly hard process to navigate and the hope is that it makes the process easier for those families and it doesn’t cause the same level of pain and emotional turmoil that it has done for us. Next meeting is in November.

And finally, I passed my masters degree in Criminal Justice. I got the result through today, yet, won’t get official confirmation until November. I feel like celebrating, but then I do not dare!! I feel as if I have to wait until I get the final evidence in black and white.

Until then, I hear cases of coronavirus are rising!

Stay safe!

Georgina X