How to contribute to an Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA) and Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), and how to use the Professional Portal.
How to contribute to an EHCNA
One of our SEND Assessment Coordinators will contact the parent or carer to confirm their views and aspirations submitted. We'll will share this with you when we ask for your advice and information.
- We'll send a Professional Contribution form to you and your team through the Professional Portal
- We'll email you and your team copies of any information received before the start of the assessment.
- You'll have 6 weeks to submit your contribution through the Professional Portal
The contribution forms will:
- only ask questions relevant to your area
- link to information already provided as part of the EHCNA process
If we decide to issue an EHCP
We'll write a draft EHCP using the information provided in the written reports submitted through the portal. We'll send you the draft for your comments. You have 15 days to get it back to us.
How to use the Professional Portal
The Professional Portal is for professionals working in education and health settings.
It lets you submit the EHCNA contribution form securely to our SEND team.
When we've received your contribution, it'll be saved on the young person's case management system. The SEND team will be able to view it as 'read only'.
Access the Professional Portal
Guidance on using the Professional Portal
Read the guidance document and watch the videos to help you use the portal:
- pdf Using the Professional Portal(1.54 MB)
- Registering on the Professional Portal (video)
- Logging in and out of the Professional Portal (video)
- Completing an EHCNA contribution on the professional portal (video)
Specific guidance for teams, organisations, and individuals
Each team or professional type has a specific process for receiving and completing contributions on the Professional Portal.
Read the guidance for:
- pdf SENDCos and educational settings(1016 KB)
- pdf Occupational Therapy and physiotherapy professionals(1.88 MB)
- pdf Speech and language therapy professionals(1.80 MB)
- pdf Community paediatricians(1.75 MB)
- pdf Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)(1.46 MB)
- pdf Specialist Health Advisors SEND(1.39 MB)
- pdf Habilitation professionals(1.28 MB)
How to get support
If you need help completing the process on the Professional Portal, email ehm.helpdesk@bristol.gov.uk.
To help us understand the issue, include:
- your name
- your phone number or email
- the name of your organisation or establishment
- full description of the issue, preferably with the day and time you experienced it
- screenshots, if possible
We can also help if:
- your work email address has changed
- you've moved to another organisation
- you've changed roles within your organisation and need access to a different or additional group
- you're leaving your role and no longer need access to the portal
- you want us to remove someone from your organisation's group
The helpdesk can't help with questions about filling in the contribution forms.
