What is an EHCP?
An education, health and care plan (EHCP) is for children and young people aged up to 25 who need more support than is available through special educational needs support.
EHCPs identify educational, health and social needs and set out the additional support to meet those needs.
Requesting an EHC assessment
You can ask your local authority or council to carry out an assessment if you think your child needs an EHCP.
You can find your local council here https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council
A young person can request an assessment themselves if they’re aged 16 to 25.
A request can also be made by anyone else who thinks an assessment may be necessary, including doctors, health visitors, teachers, parents and family friends.
If they decide to carry out an assessment you may be asked for:
- any reports from your child’s school, nursery or childminder
- doctors’ assessments of your child
- a letter from you about your child’s needs
The local authority will tell you within 16 weeks whether an EHCP is going to be made for your child.
Creating an EHCP
Your local authority will create a draft EHCP and send you a copy.
You have 15 days to comment, including if you want to ask that your child goes to a specialist needs school or specialist college.
Your local authority has 20 weeks from the date they receive the request for the assessment to give you the final EHCP.
The Far Academy can help you apply for an EHCP.
Requesting an EHC assessment
You can ask your local authority or council to carry out an assessment if you think your child needs an EHCP.
You can find your local council here https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council
A young person can request an assessment themselves if they’re aged 16 to 25.
A request can also be made by anyone else who thinks an assessment may be necessary, including doctors, health visitors, teachers, parents and family friends.
If they decide to carry out an assessment you may be asked for:
- any reports from your child’s school, nursery or childminder
- doctors’ assessments of your child
- a letter from you about your child’s needs
The local authority will tell you within 16 weeks whether an EHCP is going to be made for your child.
Creating an EHCP
Your local authority will create a draft EHCP and send you a copy.
You have 15 days to comment, including if you want to ask that your child goes to a specialist needs school or specialist college.
Your local authority has 20 weeks from the date they receive the request for the assessment to give you the final EHCP.
The Far Academy can help you apply for an EHCP.
