Educational Health Care Plans
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Education Health Care Plans
From 1 September 2014, Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans replaced Statements of Special Educational Needs (SEN) The purpose of the Education, Health and Care plan is to identify needs across education, health and social care and the desired outcomes and provision needed to enable these to be met. The person centred reviews are all about the child’s life and they encourage decisions to be made with the family and child rather than made for them. They involve all parties that are working with the family/child and they ensure the voice of the family/child is captured and heard.
This section includes links to information and advice about EHCP's from national organisations as well as details about how our school continues to work with families.
There are also a number of information sheets developed by Information, Advice and Support Manchester (formerly the Parent Partnership) to help parents and the people who work with them.
Annual Review of an Education Healthcare Plan
The process for Educational Health Care Plan Annual Review is as follows-
- Parents and carer’s are invited via letter to the review. They are asked if there is anyone else they wish to attend.
- Included with the letter of invite is the section –Views of the Parent and/or Carer. This section enables our families to prepare for the meeting and it encourages parents and carer’s to think about the questions that will be discussed at the meeting. This ensures parents and carer’s are prepared and informed prior to the meeting, giving them a greater voice. The key worker will contact parents/carers to remind them of this, and support in completing the booklet if required
- All professionals working with the child will be invited to the annual review. If they cannot attend, it is anticipated that they will forward a report that can be shared at the meeting.
- Each child is invited to join the review and share their ‘All about me’ booklet. This booklet enables all of our children to share their opinion on the set headings. The children will write in each sub heading or use familiar symbols to communicate their wants and opinions.
- The needs of the Looked after children within our school are catered for in line with all other pupils. There is a designated member of staff who ensures all multi agency professionals, parents and carers, and fostering agencies are invited to the PEP, LAC and EHCP meetings.
THE MULTI DISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH
We are very proud of the fact that we work very well with all the professionals supporting the school. This strong team approach ensures that we make effective use of all disciplines in planning/supporting the pupils’ time in school, and work effectively together.
Arrangements for consulting parents of children with SEND and involving them in their education.
Parents and carer’s are encouraged to be involved in their child’s education through a wide range of opportunities. These include
- Attending meetings.
- Discussions with school staff and other health professionals.
- Attending regular Parent and carer workshops.
- Coffee mornings and whole school events.
- Discussing and agreeing MLT targets.
- Discussing and agreeing behaviour plans, if needed. Supporting behaviour at home via a wide range of strategies and resources.
Arrangements for consulting young people with SEND and involving them in their education.
All our children are actively encouraged to be fully involved in their own education. This occurs through a variety of ways-
- Pupil directed learning and self evaluation in all lessons
- Attending own review meetings, LAC and PEP meetings. Sharing their successes.
- Choosing daily educational targets that they wish to work on
- All about me booklets for Education Health Care review meetings.
- School council – interviewing prospective new staff.
Arrangements for supporting children in moving between phases of education and in preparing for adulthood.
Transition to high school can be a difficult time for both our pupils and their families. For this reason, we work closely with our parents, carer’s and partner high schools and have developed a comprehensive transition package. This ensures a smooth and enjoyable transition to high school.
Click here for link to transition to high school page
Our children are supported to prepare for adult hood via many ways, including developing independence skills, discussing and reflecting on ambitions and future dreams and aspirations through SEAL/PSCHE lessons and activities, ‘All about me‘booklet that is shared by the pupil, at their review meeting.