Education, Health and Care Plans (EHC Plans)
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Education, Health and Care Plans (EHC Plans)
An Education, Health and Care plan (EHC plan) describes your child’s special educational needs (SEN) and the help they will get to meet them.
Draft EHC plans & Proposed Plan Meetings
Guidance on how to check through your draft EHC plan and how to plan and prepare for a Proposed Plan meeting
Choosing a school with an EHC plan
Guidance on choosing and naming a school on an EHC plan
Placement Consultation Process
Frequently asked questions during the consultation process
Finalising the EHC Plan
You should receive a final EHC plan within a maximum of 20 weeks of the initial request.
Mediation
Mediation is a way to try to settle a dispute and involves meeting with different parties to try to reach an agreement.
EOTIS (Education Other than in School/College)
If the local authority (LA) deems school or college to be inappropriate for your child or young person, the LA can arrange for your child’s special educational provision to be delivered somewhere other than in a school, college or early years setting. The LA would then be responsible for continuing to secure and fund that provision.
Changing a school placement with an EHC plan
The EHCP is unlikely to remain the same and may become out of date or the child/young person may move to a different school or college.
Moving to a new Local Authority with an EHC Plan
If you are moving to a new Local Authority area, the EHC plan will need to transfer to the new local authority.