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Is the SENCo accountable for amending the EHC plan after an annual review meeting?
We have an upcoming Annual Review meeting scheduled in the next few days and recently received an email from the SENCo outlining the roles and expectations for the review.
The email states:
"As [my son's] SENCo, I will edit the EHCP after the review and make amendments where necessary."
However, based on what we’ve learned from other parents, it is not advisable to rely on the school to make amendments to our son's EHCP
As I understand it, the SENCo's role is to compile a report for the Local Authority (LA) after the Annual Review, leaving the responsibility of making any amendments to the EHCP to the LA.
Shouldn't it be the LA, rather than the SENCo, making changes to my son's EHCP?
Gordon M.
23 Feb 2025
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Is precision teaching the same as special educational provision?
My son has been diagnosed with a specific learning difficulty—dyslexia—and I have been informed that precision teaching constitutes the special educational provision required to meet his associated special educational needs. Should I accept this at face value?
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Can you go to judicial review and to first tier tribunal?
Victoria Dean
13 Mar 2025
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My son tried at mainstream from 2019 to 2024. He is still working at P levels. He would sit on playground and cry. We had AR -in april 24 ehcp draft issued dec 24 and then ehcp feb 25, he has been offered another mainstream? Any ideas?
LA have not given a reason why it's not specialist - they offered a place
Victoria Dean
12 Mar 2025
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Can I ask LA to request info from health visitor to support the ehc assessment decision
I’d like to know if I can ask the LA to request advice from the health visitor to support my application for an EHCNA. My son’s nursery have been very unsupportive and backtracked on all of their original concerns because I contacted the SEND support services to intervene. I’m concerned the nursery won’t provide any helpful information, however the health visitor and the SALT’s at the communication group he attends both recommended an EHCNA. He has been referred to salt and community paeds but I worry this is not enough evidence to support an assessment. Could I ask the LA to contact the health visitor instead of his nursery to provide the advice as part of the initial 6 week process?
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11.05 Can transport issues be relevant to choice of placement?
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11.01 Can an LA be obliged to provide home to school transport?
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09.30 But surely the LA/FTT can ask whether the requested mainstream placement is suitable/appropriate?
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09.17 Can the LA/FTT ignore the parental preference?
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09.14 In looking at the cost of a placement, does it make a difference if parents are prepared to pay the costs of transport?