The Special Educational Needs Statutory Assessment and Review Team (SENSTART Team) undertake the Education Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA) of children and young people between the ages of birth to 25 years of age who have special education, health and care needs.

An Education, Health and Care Plan sets out a way of working for children and young people with more complex special educational needs and disabilities and where an EHC needs assessment has been agreed by a multi-agency panel.

How to make a request for an Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment

EHC Plans must be reviewed each year to check the child or young person’s needs are being met.

A Personal Budget is a sum of money made available if a child/young person with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is assessed as needing additional and individual support from education, health and/or social care.

Find out about the process in place to check the quality of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) delivered within Wolverhampton.

Find out the options available to you if you need help with resolving issues, need mediation support and information about appealing a decision to the tribunal about an Education, Health and Care EHC needs assessments and EHC plans.

Young people have the right to make decisions about an EHCP from the end of compulsory school age (16).