What is an Annual Review?
Email this pageYour EHC plan will be reviewed every 12 months to make sure that it is up to date and that it still relevant for your current needs. This is called an Annual Review.
The local authority will ask for information from your school, setting or college, your parents/carers and anyone else that has been working with you to help them to make decisions about your plan.
It is important that you have your say at the Annual Review and below are some things you might want to think about:
- Have you achieved the targets (outcomes) in your plan yet?
- Is the support you are getting still helping?
- Is there something new that you would like to work towards?
- Is there anything else you can think of that might help you to reach your targets?
If you have an Annual Review, it will be really important that you feel able to share your views at this meeting.
Within 4 weeks the local authority will tell you if they are going to keep your plan the same, make changes to it or stop it.
If you do not agree with the local authority decision you can read our section on what to do if I don’t agree and read the guidance for young people if you don’t agree with decisions made.
Also in this section:
Your Guide to Education Health & Care (EHC) Plans
Children and young people who need extra help with learning may need an Education, Health and Care plan.
About EHC Plans
Everyone will have a different plan because it is all about you. We are all different.
What is a Personal Budget?
A Personal Budget for SEN is money to pay for support as part of your Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
What can I do if the LA stops my EHCP?
When a local authority decides to stop or take away an Education Health & Care plan, this is called ceasing to maintain the EHCP.
What happens if I don't agree?
Many problems can be sorted out by talking with your school, college, local authority or health services.