{"id":114208,"date":"2019-06-27T11:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/?p=114208"},"modified":"2022-11-10T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T12:00:00","slug":"statutory-assessment-ehc-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/statutory-assessment-ehc-plan.htm","title":{"rendered":"Statutory Assessment and EHC Plan – Does Your Child Need One?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By: julie corsi<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Do you feel your child might have special educational needs<\/a> ? That his or her school<\/a> simply isn\u2019t providing enough support? Or that a mainstream education setting isn’t working?<\/span><\/p>\n

It might be time for a statutory assessment and EHC plan.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

What is a statutory assessment? <\/span><\/h3>\n

It\u2019s not just about testing your child\u2019s educational needs<\/a>, it\u2019s also a legal process. <\/span><\/p>\n

A statutory assessment is also called an <\/strong>education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment. <\/span><\/p>\n

It’s when your child is struggling at school or hindered by a disability, and your local authority instigates and oversees a thorough look at his or her special educational needs. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The end result is a legal document that identifies your child\u2019s special educational, social, and health needs, and gives a clear plan of the steps your local authority must now take to help. This is called an “EHC Plan”.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What age does a child have to be for an EHC needs assessment?<\/h3>\n

This service is available here in the UK for children and young people up to 25 years of age.<\/strong> According to the Department of Education<\/a>, in 2018 over 300,000 people were given assessments and plans. Although children aged 11-15 accounted for almost half of this statistic, the biggest increase in applications was in the 16-25 age group. <\/span><\/p>\n

What are all these acronyms and terms? <\/span><\/h3>\n

When it comes to talking about your child\u2019s special needs you will be faced with different acronyms. To clarify:<\/p>\n

SEND<\/strong> – special educational needs and disabilities<\/span><\/p>\n

SENCO<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/span>– special educational needs co-ordinator, also called just \u201cSEN<\/strong>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

EHC<\/strong> – education, health and care plan. It is the legal document that describes the education, health, and social needs of your child or adolescent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"EHC

By: Alan Levine<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

**The reason you might be confused if researching is that terms\u00a0 have changed<\/strong><\/span>. A transition that started in in 2014 and was finalised in April 2018, the term \u201cEHC\/ ECH plan\u201d replaced both \u201cSEN\/ SEN assessments\u201d and \u201cLDA\u201d (learning difficulty<\/a> assessments for 16+).<\/p>\n

What sorts of things would make my child right for assessment and an EHC plan? <\/span><\/h3>\n

Special educational needs and disabilities have an affect on the ways your child learns. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This can look like:<\/span><\/p>\n