Section A – Parents’ and child/young person’s views - Should include the child/young person’s history and the views, interests and aspirations of the child/young person and their parents
- Can include details about play, health, schooling, independence, friendships, further education and future plans including employment
- Should include a summary of how to communicate with the child/young person and engage them in decision-making.
- Content cannot be appealed to Tribunal
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Section B – The child / young person’s SEN - Must specify all of the child/young person’s identified SEN
- Content can be appealed to Tribunal
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Section C - The child or young person’s health needs which are related to their SEN - Must specify any health needs identified through EHC needs assessment which relate to the child/young person’s SEN
- The CCG may choose to include other health care needs which are not related to the child/young person’s SEN
- Content can be appealed to Tribunal, but only in conjunction with an appeal against one of the following
- the educational elements of an EHCP (Sections B, F and/or I)
- a decision by the LA not to issue an EHC plan
- decision by the LA not to carry out a re-assessment
- a decision by the LA not to amend an EHC plan following a review or reassessment
- a decision by the LA to cease to maintain an EHC plan
Note that the Tribunal can only make non-binding recommendations to make changes to this section, not an order. |
Section D - The child or young person’s social care needs which are related to their SEN or to a disability - Must specify any social care needs identified through EHC needs assessment which relate to the child/young person’s SEN, or require provision under s.2 Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act (CSDPA) 1970 (see Section H1, below)
- If the child/young person and parents agree, the LA may include other social care needs which are not linked to the child or young person’s SEN or to a disability (e.g. a child protection plan)
- Content can be appealed to Tribunal, but only in conjunction with an appeal against one of the following
- the educational elements of an EHCP (Sections B, F and/or I)
- a decision by the LA not to issue an EHC plan
- decision by the LA not to carry out a re-assessment
- a decision by the LA not to amend an EHC plan following a review or reassessment
- a decision by the LA to cease to maintain an EHC plan
Note that the Tribunal can only make non-binding recommendations to make changes to this section, not an order. |
Section E – The outcomes sought for the child or the young person - Outcome = the benefit or difference the provision is expected to make for the child/young person
- Should be SMART – Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time bound
- Should include a range of outcomes over varying timescales, covering education, health and care as appropriate
- Should usually set out what needs to be achieved by the end of a phase or stage of education, so that the child or young person to progress successfully to the next phase or stage
- Should enable the child/young person to move towards long-term aspirations including employment or higher education, independent living and community participation
- For young people over 17, should identify clearly which outcomes are education and training outcomes
- Should include arrangements for monitoring progress
- Content cannot be appealed to Tribunal
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Section F - The special educational provision required by the child or the young person - Must specify provision for each and every need identified in section B
- Should include
- facilities and equipment, staffing arrangements and curriculum
- modifications to the National Curriculum, where relevant
- any therapies that educate or train
- any exclusions from the National Curriculum or course in a post-16 setting, in detail, and the provision that will be substituted to maintain a balanced and broadly based curriculum
- Provision must be detailed and specific and should normally be quantified, e.g. the type, hours and frequency of support and level of expertise, including where this support is secured through a Personal Budget (see Section J, below)
- Should specify arrangements for setting shorter term targets at school/college level
- For Year 9 and above, must include provision to assist in preparation for adulthood and independent living, e.g. self care, employment, community participation
- Legally binding on the local authority – specified provision must be made
- Content can be appealed to Tribunal
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Section G – Any health provision reasonably required by the learning difficulties or disabilities which result in the child or young person having SEN - Provision should be detailed and specific, e.g. the type of support and who will provide it, and should normally be quantified
- May include specialist support such as medical treatments and delivery of medications, physiotherapy, nursing support, specialist equipment, wheelchairs and continence supplies
- For Year 9 and above, must include provision to assist in preparation for adulthood and independent living, e.g. self care, employment, community participation
- Should include any Individual Health Care Plan that is in place for the child/young person
- Health provision that ‘educates or trains’ is educational provision and must be included in Section F
- Content can be appealed to Tribunal, but only in conjunction with an appeal against one of the following
- the educational elements of an EHCP (Sections B, F and/or I)
- a decision by the LA not to issue an EHC plan
- decision by the LA not to carry out a re-assessment
- a decision by the LA not to amend an EHC plan following a review or reassessment
- a decision by the LA to cease to maintain an EHC plan
Note that the Tribunal can only make non-binding recommendations to make changes to this section, not an order. |
Section H1 – Any social care provision which must be made for a child or young person under 18 resulting from section 2 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act (CSDPA) 1970 - If the child/young person is disabled, Section H1 must specify all services that are assessed as needed under s.2 CSDPA, e.g.
- practical assistance in the home
- provision of/assistance in recreational and educational facilities
- assistance in travelling to facilities
- adaptations to the home
- facilitating the taking of holidays
- provision of meals at home or elsewhere
- provision or assistance in obtaining a telephone and any special equipment necessary
- non-residential short breaks
- May include services for parent carers of disabled children
- Provision should be detailed and specific, e.g. the type of support and who will provide it, and should normally be quantified (even if provision is made through direct payments)
- For Year 9 and above, must include provision to assist in preparation for adulthood and independent living, e.g. self care, employment, community participation
- Social care provision that ‘educates or trains’ is educational provision and must be included in Section F
- Content can be appealed to Tribunal, but only in conjunction with an appeal against one of the following
- the educational elements of an EHCP (Sections B, F and/or I)
- a decision by the LA not to issue an EHC plan
- decision by the LA not to carry out a re-assessment
- a decision by the LA not to amend an EHC plan following a review or reassessment
- a decision by the LA to cease to maintain an EHC plan
Note that the Tribunal can only make non-binding recommendations to make changes to this section, not an order. |
Section H2 – Any other social care provision reasonably required by the learning difficulties or disabilities which result in the child or young person having SEN - Includes social care provision falling within CSDPA 1970 e.g. short breaks where the child/young person stays away from home
- Any social care provision not covered by s.2 CSDPA, i.e.
- Provision arranged under the Children Act 1989
- Adult social care arranged under the Care Act 2014
- Adult social care provided under NHS Continuing Healthcare arrangements
- Provision should be detailed and specific, e.g. the type of support and who will provide it, and should normally be quantified (even if provision is made through direct payments)
- For Year 9 and above, must include provision to assist in preparation for adulthood and independent living, e.g. self care, employment, community participation
- Social care provision that ‘educates or trains’ is educational provision and must be included in Section F
- Content can be appealed to Tribunal in the same way as Section H1 – note that the Tribunal can only make non-binding recommendations to make changes to this section, not an order.
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Section I - The placement to be attended by the child / young person - Must name an appropriate school/college and/or specify the type of placement e.g. primary or secondary; residential
- Legally binding – the school/college named in Section I must admit the pupil
- Can be appealed to Tribunal
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Section J – Personal Budget and/or Direct Payments - Details of any personal budget / direct payments agreed for health or social care provision, or for a specific educational provision
- Funding must be sufficient to secure the specified provision
- Content cannot be appealed to Tribunal
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Section K – Appendices - The reports / advice gathered during EHC needs assessment, and any updated reports / advice gathered during subsequent annual reviews
- Content cannot be appealed to Tribunal
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