Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
What happens next?
If the 16 week panel agrees to issue an EHCP, a draft plan will be issued by the SEND caseworker via the EHC hub.
It will then take four weeks to confirm the details, the educational setting that the child or young person will attend and finalise the EHCP.
During this time, the panel will ask you to suggest changes to the draft and state your preferred educational setting. You will have 15 days to respond.
Once in place, your SEND caseworker will ask the educational setting to arrange a meeting. They will introduce the EHCP and discuss the short-term targets, support and monitoring.
Choosing a school
In your EHCP, you have a right to request that we name:
- a maintained school or nursery (mainstream or special)
- an academy (mainstream or special)
- an institution in the further education sector
- a non-maintained special school
- a Section 41 school
To find a list of schools, use the Government's school finder.
We must accept a preference unless, following consultation with the setting, we decide that:
- it is unsuitable for the child's age, ability, aptitude or SEND
- placing the child there is not compatible with the efficient use of resources or education of others
Transport
We do not automatically provide home-to-school transport with an EHCP unless we have identified an exceptional need.
