They are two different legal duties, within the Education Act 1996 and the Children and Families Act 2014, although both can result in education being delivered outside school. Section 19 …
Parent Asks: My daughter is in her 2nd year of placement, year 11, and wants to stay for a catch-up in year 12. Her school agrees she should remain rather …
Parent Asks: I have been offered a job abroad. If I take this job and return to the UK after 2yrs, how will this affect my son, who has an …
Parent Asks: The Local Authority keep saying that they have consulted with over 50 provisions and that they have all come back and said they could not meet need. The …
Parent Asks: In my son’s draft EHCP it is poorly written, with provisions not addressing each need and with no quantification. This is not to mention errors, the inclusion of …
Parent Asks: I have just received the draft ehc plan for my 6-year-old. I was not happy and let the coordinator know who arranged a meeting. The coordinator tells me …
Parent Asks: Can funding for Irlens equipment such as glasses be applied for within the EHC plan and how? IPSEA Answers: An EHC plan is a legal document which, …
Parent asks: My son is currently in Year 6 Primary and was diagnosed with high-functioning Autism earlier this year. He has received High Needs Funding for several years, and we …
Parent Asks: Our son (Y10) has an EHCP naming a local independent specialist school that has gone into liquidation. We are trying to find an alternative specialist school for him …
Parent Asks: Our LA has agreed to assess for EHCP but since COVID-19, have told us that the Educational Psychologist Service has reviewed our evidence and feel that there is …
Parent Asks: I would like my daughter to attend in a different borough to where we live. We have just completed the EHCP and have named a school. She is …
Parents Aks: Our 16-year-old autistic son attends a residential school 38 weeks a year – coming home at holidays and weekends. At a recent CIC meeting, we were told that …
Parent Asks: I know the LA are responsible for implementing the EHC plan but what responsibility does the school have – for example – if an EHC plan was not …
Parent asks: I was recently refused a Personal Budget (for swimming lessons for my 16 yr old) they are not something his school provides nor was it on the placement …
Parent asks: When the local authority is amending the EHC plan after the annual review meeting, the SEND Code of Practice states they have to send the original notice within eight …
Parent asks: My daughter has recently had her statement transferred to an EHCP. The wording of the provision used to specify ” a specialist teacher visiting termly” but now it has been changed …
Parent asks: My son is 12 years old and is currently in year 8 at secondary school. He has a diagnosis of Dyslexia and has been on the SEN register …
Parent asks: I am the parent of a 10 year old girl with high functioning autism. My daughter’s current school have been unable to offer extra support, and as a …
I have just received my daughters draft EHCP. I have read it and am a bit worried that it is not totally accurate. For example, they have stated the type …
Parents Asks: What definition of ‘education’ is used in Education Health and Care Plans? Does educational provision just cover access to the National curriculum or does it cover the wider …
