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There is now a paper version of the online petition available. If anyone can help to collect signatures I can E mail or post the sheet to you. Please send me a pm with your details if you can help. Thankyou

DEBBIEXX

P.S. Those of you who have already offered to help should have received the petition by now. If there are any problems please let me know. 

hey Debbie

 Please could I have an email version so that I can get british Citizens to sign it while I am on my travels or will that exceed the time restrictions? I have emailed my mum to see if she can help too... She loves a good petition. Hopefully my group can get us somewhere too hey !!

Hope you are well and Laura is doing ok too.

Kind regards

 Rose x

Rose - good to hear from you. Hope you're enjoying yourself. What a fantastic idea! 

Hi Rose great to hear from you, hope your haveing a great time. Hopefully this will all be sorted by the time you return.

I agree with the others sentments Rose, lovely to hear from you and what a good idea to get all the ex-pats to sign all the merrier I say!!!! Ellie XXX

Hi Debbie

Just to let you know i downloaded the petition successfully last night and took it to school this morning and in about 10 mins got 17 signatures including the Head and 2 special needs teaching assistants. Unfortunately our school finishes for the hols today so I'll try and get some more this afternoon.

Thanks again

Claire

Thanks Claire.

I've printed of several copies of the petition you sent me Debbie so thanks so much for that.

My first port of call was my youngest daughters school where I met with the headteacher and explained the situation. Unfortunately, as she was retiring at the end of the term I don't think her heart was really in it and basically said she couldnt ask her members of staff to sign it as it would 'seem as if she was endorsing it'. She showed no interest in finding out anymore about it so I left before I said something I'd regret lol.

I've been off work for the last few weeks due to illness but today was my first day back and decided to take the petition in with me. As I manage a pub I come across many people during my shifts and within 4 hours I'd almost filled a sheet with names, (not bad for a quiet day shift) I have left several empty petitions in work and I have asked other members of staff to try and help so Im keeping my fingers crossed.

Anyway, just thought I'd keep you all updated and bring this thread back up as every single signature really does count

Hi Paradise, thanks for all your help with the petition. It's a shame the headteacher couldn't help more. It's so frustrating when they show no interest in the programme, if only they would understand that if the programme was available to everyone their jobs would be so much easier. Sorry to hear you've not been well. Hope you're fully recovered now. Keep up the good work. Every signature is so important. 

DEBBIExx

If anyone else can help with the paper petition please let me know and I'll E mail it to you. 

I had the same problem with Kieran's SENCO at his school when I asked about signing the petition. She said she did not know much about it but the dyslexia teacher had told her there was not enough research evidence to endorse it!!!!! So I like you left her before I said something I would regret and went stright to the head teacher, he was happy for me to spread the petition. Ellie XXX

I'm going away on holiday from the 15th August (early hours), for 2 weeks so I was wondering what the deadline was for posting the petition to you Debbie. If it's the end of August then I was going to post them before I go, probably on the 13th. I've got a few people passing the petition around to their friends aswell so I'm hoping they're going to come up with a few extra. Apart from the school, NOBODY has refused to sign the petition. It's amazing how many people have relations/friends with dyslexia, ADHD etc.

Also I was talking to a good friend of mine who used to be very high up with the Conservative Party for the Welsh Assembly and he said I would need to pass the petition to my MP as only MP's can hand petitions to parliament, but then I explained I was posting it on so that they could all be submitted together. I'm presuming you know the procedure anyway but thought I'd pass on the advice I was given just in case. Well done for getting this petition up and running Debbie, you're a star

Thanks Paradise, if you could send it to me before you go away that would be great. As it's part of the online petition I need to get it to number 10 in time for the deadline of 30th August. Thankyou sooooooo!!!! much for all your help. Thanks for the advice, I'll get in touch with my MP and see if he can help.

DEBBIExx

Hi everyone it sounds as though the paper version is doing well, can the totals be added together with the online version? What is the figure we are aiming for and need to get in order for number ten to finaly sit up and listen?

best wishes to all xx

Hi Debbie

Just to let you know I'm about to send you our paper petition. I'm just waiting on the page I gave my mum to get filled and will post them. When are you hoping to send it in?

Thanks again for your efforts

Claire

Thanks Claire. I will need them A.S.A.P. as I have to get them to no. 10 by 30th August which is the deadline for the online petition. Thanks for all your help.

DEBBIExx

 Hi Debbie I need to send you mine but need your address, let me know and I will send it tomorrow. Ellie XXX

Debbie, My sister popped round this lunchtime with the final page so they've been posted off to you today. I've put 2 stamps on just to make sure there are no problems as not quite sure how the postage works these days!

Claire

That's great Claire, thankyou.

Ellie, I've E mailed my address to you. Thanks for eveything.

DEBBIExx