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SEN assessment and statements/EHC plans
- Annual reviews of EHC plans: guidance and process Find out about the requirements for reviewing education, health and care (EHC) plans from the SEND Code of Practice, including who should conduct the review in your school, and follow our step-by-step guide.
- Costing SEN provision for individual pupils How can we work out the cost of SEN provision for individual pupils? We relay LA guidance on how to calculate costs for SEN provision for individual pupils and link to templates for costed provision maps. You will also find a downloadable KeyDoc of a provision map.
- Differentiating between SEN and underachievement Get help with identifying whether a pupil has SEN, and download our guide for teachers on how to do this. There's also a template form for teachers to refer pupils for SEN provision.
- EHC assessment applications: your how-to guide Learn how you can create a strong application for an education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment, including the evidence to provide and how to present it.
- EHC plans: sample formats There's no format that must be followed for education, health and care (EHC) plans. However, see what information must be included, and find template plans from local authorities.
- How to help pupils with SEN contribute to their targets Pupils with special educational needs (SEN) should be involved in monitoring and setting their targets for EHC plans and IEPs. Learn how to support pupils to do this, with advice from an SEN expert and guidance from a local authority.
- Internal SEN referral forms: template and examples Download our template form designed to help teachers refer a pupil to the SENCO, and see other examples of forms to help you with writing your own.
- Outcomes in EHC plans: guidance and examples Find out what you need to be thinking about when developing outcomes for education, health and care (EHC) plans, and have a look at some sample outcomes.
- Parental opposition to SEN provision If parents are opposed to SEN provision for their child, take a look at this article for guidance on how to address their concerns.
- SEN support: explaining the approach to parents How can we explain the single-category SEN support to parents? This article features a Parent Pamphlet about SEN support, for schools to download and adapt. We also look at information in the SEND Code of Practice.
- Which pupils should be categorised as receiving SEN support? Is there guidance on which pupils should receive SEN support? This article features expert advice and a case study from a primary school on determining which pupils need SEN support, and which need extra support unrelated to SEN. We also look at the importance of reassessing pupils’ needs over time.