Learn about Education, Health and Care Plans and how this may be needed to support your child’s needs.

What is an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)?

An EHCP is a document that outlines the support a child with special educational needs and/or disabilities will receive.

Requesting an Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA)?

The process for schools, parent carers and young people to request an EHCNA.

How Annual Reviews work?

When a child or young person has an EHC plan, the local authority must review it every year.

Young people decision making in their EHCP

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

Personal Budgets

A personal budget is money from the local authority that helps to fund your care and support.

What to do if you're unhappy with SEND services

Challenging decisions about support, complaints about an EHCP, mediation/disagreement resolution and appeals.

Quality check of EHCPs

There is a process in place to check the quality of EHCPs delivered within Wolverhampton.

SENSTART Team

Monitor and review EHCNA, EHCP process and the provision and outcomes set out in the ECHP.