An Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC Plan) is for children and young people who need more support than their school or setting can reasonably provide after following the Graduated Approach.
An Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHC Needs Assessment) can be requested from the Local Authority and if they agree, an assessment will be carried out to see if an EHC Plan is needed.
The process for schools, parent carers and young people to request an assessment.
Find out how the assessment is carried out and who is involved.
An EHC Plan is a document that outlines the support a child with special educational needs and/or disabilities will receive.
When a child or young person has an EHC plan, the local authority must review it every year.
A personal budget is money from the local authority that helps to fund your care and support.
Challenging decisions about support, complaints about an EHCP, mediation/disagreement resolution and appeals.
Monitor and review EHCNA, EHCP process and the provision and outcomes set out in the ECHP.
There is a process in place to check the quality of EHC Plans delivered within Wolverhampton.