Providing impartial information, advice and support to children & young people with SEND & their parent carers
Category: EHCNA
We are very happy to share that we have just published some new guides to our resources pages. One is about how to choose a placement when your child or young person has an EHCP. This can be found on the Education, Health & Care Plans page. Annual Reviews ↗ What is an Annual Review … Continue reading Our website has some new guides!
We are excited to announce that we have added some new guide pages to our website. These guides build on our existing leaflets to provide more in depth information and advice on various SEN & EHC Plan related topics as well as new ones that we have not previously covered. When you call or email … Continue reading New Website Pages
Happy New Year from the SENDIAS team! Here we are in 2021 and I'm sure you will join us in hoping that this year will be better than the one just gone - for many reasons, and for many people. Last year seemed to be crammed full of information - about all different subjects, not … Continue reading ‘Top Tips’ series for 2021
A joint ministerial letter from the Department of Health & Social Care and the Department of Education was issued on the 30th April 2020, to all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), their parents/carers and families, and others who support them. The letter sets out a temporary change to the … Continue reading Guidance on temporary legislative changes relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) & EHC Need Assessments & Plans
We are aware that there is a lot of information circulating at the moment so we want to keep this blog short but wanted to highlight a letter that was issued on 24th March 2020 by Vicky Ford MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families as well as signpost you to the local … Continue reading COVID-19 and EHCPs
How to apply for an Education, Health & Care Needs Assessment and what to include. Some children and young people with special educational needs may need more support than a mainstream education setting (schools, colleges, nurseries) can offer and may need to have an Education Health Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA) to work out how much … Continue reading Dec Blog – How to apply for an EHC Needs Assessment.
When should I start thinking about an EHC Plan? Is your child struggling at school and you are wondering about asking for an EHC Plan (EHCP)? Perhaps you’ve heard people speaking about an EHC needs Assessment (EHCNA) and would like to know more? This month’s blog explains what these are and when you should consider … Continue reading Nov Blog – When should I start thinking about an EHC Plan?
