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  • Education, health and care (EHC) plans

Education, health and care (EHC) plans

  • What is an EHC plan

    Who can have an EHC plan, what it must include, and how we write it.

  • What is an EHC needs assessment

    How an EHC needs assessment helps us decide whether to create an EHC plan.

  • Ask for an EHC needs assessment

    Who can ask for an EHC Needs Assessment, what to include with the request, what happens next.

  • What happens during an EHC needs assessment

    How we assess your child's needs, and who we get information from.

  • What happens after an EHC needs assessment

    What happens when we've carried out your child’s needs assessment.

  • When the EHC plan is in place

    What to do when you get your child’s final EHC plan.

  • Reviewing an EHC plan

    How often we review your child’s EHC plan and what we look at.

  • Resolving disagreements about SEND provision

    How to make a complaint or appeal to the SEND tribunal.

  • Apply for a key stage transfer school place for a child with an EHC plan

    How to apply for a key stage transfer when your child has an education, health and care (EHC) plan.

  • Education, health and care (EHC) plan templates

    Templates to use when contributing to an EHC Needs Assessment and an Annual Review.

  • Using the Professional Portal

    Guidance for professionals contributing to an EHC needs assessment.

  • Reviewing EHC plans for professionals

    When we review EHC plans, who is involved in the review, key stage transfers for children with an EHC plan.

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