EHCP & Needs Assessments

This article covers the transition years and the EHCP in deeper detail. Transition years are when a child moves to a new phase of education. The EHC plan must be reviewed and amended during a transition year before a specific deadline. What are transition years? Transition years are when your child moves to a new phase of education. A transition year is detailed in Regulation 2 of the SEN and Disability Regulations 2014: (a) early years education to school; (b) infant schoo

Whether it’s moving to a new school, or from class to class, a new school year or a new school type, school transitions can be an anxious time for our children and young people, and for us.

Preparation for Adulthood is such a grey area as far as what ‘should’ and must happen that it makes the previous experiences of ‘woolly wording’ seem positively silken. The SEND Code of Practice for Preparation for Adulthood has ‘shoulds’ and ‘coulds’ thrown around as generously as old fashioned school cake has Hundreds and Thousands sprinkled on the top.

This article discusses Post-16 & -19 EHCP transitions, the education landscape after school, and why you must prepare for this.

This article explains which parts of an EHCP must be provided, who is responsible for providing them and what to do if provision in a plan i

What are Personal Budgets and Direct Payments, and how can they help your child with SEND? Learn how they work, your entitlements, and how to request them confidently.

Worried about your child’s EHCP being taken away? Learn when a Local Authority can lawfully cease to maintain an EHC plan, the legal process involved, your right to appeal, and how to evidence ongoing need under SEND law.

Judicial Review: is this the solution to all of your EHCP problems, is this the ‘quick fix’?