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January 13, 2025

Gathering information (disagreements about SEND provision)

It is important to keep a written record of all contacts with the school, the local authority or health, particularly if you may be moving ...

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January 13, 2025

Who may attend an Annual Review meeting for an EHCP?

When arranging an Annual Review of a child or young person's EHCP, your child or young person’s head teacher or principle, or the Local Authority ...

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January 13, 2025

Health – Personal Health Budgets

A personal health budget is an amount of money allocated to support the identified healthcare and wellbeing needs of an child who has been assessed ...

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Assess, Plan, Do, Review infographic

August 30, 2023

The process schools are expected to follow before requesting and EHC needs assessment

Educational settings (Pre-schools, Schools and Colleges) are expected to have: properly identified your child or young person's strengths and difficulties have followed the SEND Support ...

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Support of the UK Government

January 13, 2025

Making representations for an Independent school not s.41 approved

Where a parent wants a place at an independent school (e.g. wholly independent nurseries, schools, colleges etc.) to be named on a child or young ...

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March 10, 2025

Why do I need to consider mediation?

The SEND Code of Practice explains that mediation must be considered before you can submit an appeal to the SEND Tribunal. If you want to ...

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January 13, 2025

What happens before the Annual Review meeting?

Before the Annual Review meeting of a child or young person's EHCP, head teacher or principle of your child or young person's school or Local ...

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November 3, 2025

Education – Personal Budgets

Personal budgets for Education have only been an option since April 2014. A personal budget for Education can only be agreed to meet provision detailed in ...

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November 3, 2025

Views of child or young person – Person Centred Tools

It is important that the views of children or young people are collected when requests for Education, Health and Care needs assessments (EHCNA) are made ...

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August 31, 2023

Can a school/setting simply refuse because they think the child/young person’s needs are too great or because they are full?

No Whenever parents, or young people, ask for a particular school to be named in an EHCP the Local Authority (LA) must consult with the ...

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