Poor Ed Psych report?

If your LA try to JUST use their own LA commissioned, poorly specified Educational Psychology report when creating your child's EHCP..

It is NOT OK!!!!!

Take a look below at the rules and send them on to your LA if they have a memory lapse..

We want to work with Local Authorities in a low conflict way, but we also keep checking draft after draft where the LA think its OK to just ignore the input from professionals;

Writing the EHC plan

Relevant legislation: Section 37 of the Children and Families Act 2014 and Regulations 11 and 12 of the SEND Regulations 2014

9.61 The following principles and requirements apply to local authorities and those contributing to the preparation of an EHC plan:

• Decisions about the content of EHC plans should be made openly and collaboratively with parents, children and young people. It should be clear how the child or young person has contributed to the plan and how their views are reflected in it

• EHC plans should describe positively what the child or young person can do and has achieved

• EHC plans should be clear, concise, understandable and accessible to parents, children, young people, providers and practitioners. They should be written so they can be understood by professionals in any local authority

• In preparing the EHC plan the local authority must consider how best to achieve the outcomes sought for the child or young person. The local authority must take into account the evidence received as part of the EHC needs assessment

• EHC plans must specify the outcomes sought for the child or young person. Outcomes in EHC plans should be SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-bound). See the section on ‘Outcomes’ (paragraph 9.64 onwards) for detailed guidance on outcomes.

• Where a young person or parent is seeking an innovative or alternative way to receive their support services – particularly through a Personal Budget, but not exclusively so – then the planning process should include the consideration of those solutions with support and advice available to assist the parent or young person in deciding how best to receive their support

• EHC plans should show how education, health and care provision will be co-ordinated wherever possible to support the child or young person to achieve their outcomes. The plan should also show how the different types of provision contribute to specific outcomes

• EHC plans should be forward looking – for example, anticipating, planning and commissioning for important transition points in a child or young person’s life, including planning and preparing for their transition to adult life

• EHC plans should describe how informal (family and community) support as well as formal support from statutory agencies can help in achieving agreed outcomes

• EHC plans should have a review date (which should link to other regular reviews, including the child in need plan or child protection plan reviews if appropriate)