EHCPs should be used to actively monitor children and young people’s progress towards their outcomes and longer-term aspirations. They must be reviewed as a minimum every 12 months.
Reviews must focus on the child or young person’s progress towards achieving the outcomes specified in the EHC plan. The review must also consider whether these outcomes and supporting targets remain appropriate.
The county council delegates the responsibility for annual review meetings and associated paperwork to the setting the child or young person attends.
Before the annual review meeting
The setting will:
- arrange a meeting with you and all relevant professionals
- ensure the pupil can attend and be a part of his or her review
- ask you to complete a parental views form
- collate the child or young person's views in the most appropriate way
- make the collated paperwork available to everyone attending the review at least two weeks before the meeting
During the annual review
The annual review meeting must be undertaken in partnership with the child or young person and their parent and must take account of their views, wishes and feelings. The purpose of the meeting will be to:
- gather and assess information so that it can be used by early years settings, schools, or colleges to support the child or young person’s progress and their access to teaching and learning
- review the special educational provision made for the child or young person to ensure it is being effective in ensuring access to teaching and learning and good progress
- review the health and social care provision made for the child or young person and its effectiveness in ensuring good progress towards outcomes
- consider the continuing appropriateness of the EHCP in the light of the child or young person’s progress during the previous year or changed circumstances and whether changes are required, including any changes to outcomes, enhanced provision, change of educational establishment or whether the EHCP should be discontinued
- set new interim targets for the coming year and, where appropriate, agree new outcomes
- review any interim targets set by the early years provider, school or college or other education provider
After the meeting
Within two weeks of the annual review meeting, the setting will:
- complete all the paperwork with details of the meeting discussion and the agreed actions
- send this to everyone who attended the meeting and SENAT
SENAT will decide whether to maintain or amend the EHCP within four weeks of the meeting.
EHCPs are not amended following every review. There must be significant changes to the child or young person's outcomes, needs or provision for changes to be made.
If you disagree with our decision following the review you have the right to appeal. However, we would like to avoid this if possible, so contact your SEND Officer if you are not happy.