EHCP Assessments and Support
An EHCP stands for an Education, Health and Care Plan.
EHCPs are awarded to children and young people who, as a result of their additional challenges, warrant extra nurturing, support and monitoring as they progress through school. The assessment for these plans, and the monitoring and reviews afterwards, rely on specialist advice being provided. They are designed to safeguard all aspects of a child’s journey through education.
An EHCP is a statutory document that is written and coordinated by a Local Authority, in collaboration with your child’s school or college, and a range of other professionals. If appropriate, it can stay in place until the young person reaches the age of 25.
Not all children’s needs meet the criteria for an EHCP, but if challenges have been identified then the child or young person will likely be on the school’s SEN register.
We provide a range of options to support children and young people with an EHCP, or those going through the process of a Needs Assessment (EHCNA).
Any of our specialists can contribute to the processes shown below.
Education, Health and Care Plan Assessments, Outcomes, Goal Setting and Provision
Parents/families often come to us for our experience and expertise in gaining the quality assessment needed to ensure a child or young person’s strengths and needs are fairly and robustly represented in this statutory process.
We provide professional assessments specifically tailored for an Education, Health and Care Needs assessment (EHCNA), or a reassessment for an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
The report we produce will be written to exactly fit the format and requirements of an EHCP. That way, you can be confident that you will not only have a gold standard assessment, but that it is reported in a way that can most seamlessly fit with the statutory process and resulting document (when awarded). Our assessment ensures we spend time with your child (and you) to ensure their voice is captured in the advice we offer.
We will provide Outcomes, Goals and recommended provision as part of this process.
EHCP Outcomes include measurable goals for the forthcoming year or years, alongside what is needed to be in place to meet them. They describe the progress that a child or young person will make as they progress through school or college.
If it has been a while since we carried out a previous assessment, a reassessment will be recommended so that up to date evidence can be submitted.
EHCP Outcomes as a bolt-on to any assessment or evaluation
If we are asked to provide EHCP Outcomes as a bolt-on to one of our other assessments or evaluations then our additional time is charged.
EHCP statutory school visits
EHCP Outcomes and Goals require careful monitoring which, if included in the EHCP, becomes part of a statutory role.
This means that we can visit your child or young person at school or college, at regular points throughout the academic year in line with the statutory requirements of the EHCP, to be able to monitor the progress they are making and review the targets and support that has been recommended. We will make further suggestions in response to changes we can see.
Attendance at an EHCP Annual Review Meeting
We not only provide statutory monitoring visits through the year, but will also attend to the annual review of your child or young person’s EHCP.
This means we can be by your side at the Annual Review Meeting and contribute our advice and recommendations alongside all those present. The Annual Review is coordinated by the school or college SENCO, so he or she will reflect our contribution in the paperwork they then submit to the Local Authority.
Attendance at Team Around the Child (TAC) or Team Around the Family (TAF) meetings
TAC or TAF meetings can take place for any child or young person on the setting’s SEN register, regardless of whether they have an EHCP or not.
These meetings create an opportunity for a child or family centered discussion to take place about recent events, progress or planning. If our support at a meeting is requested or needed then you or the SENCO can ask us to attend.
Attendance at a SEND Tribunal
If a child or young person is already known to us, then as long as we are in agreement with the plea, we will support them (and you) at Tribunal.
We do not provide stand-alone Education Tribunal work.