Education, Health and Care Plans

 

What is an Education, Health and Care Plan?

An Education, Health and Care plan, is sometimes called an EHCP or an EHC Plan.

 

 It is a legal document for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), who need more support than their school can provide.

The plan will use information from your EHC Needs Assessment to say what you want to achieve and what support must be provided to help you.

 

What is in the plan?

Everyone will have a different plan because it is all about YOU. We are all different.

It will have information like:

· Who you are

· How you communicate

· What you want to achieve

· Why you need help with things

· What kind and amount of support you need, and how often you must get it

· Where you go to school or college (if you do)

Once this support is written down in the plan, it must be given to you.

All the people that support you will be able to see your plan. It should help them work together to support you.

You have the right to say what kind of information you think should be in your plan and who you want to see it.

 

Who gets a plan?

If you are aged 25 years or under and you need extra help with learning, then you might get a plan to help you get more support.

EHC plans will carry on until you are 25 years old. They will stop if:

· You go to University

· You get a job

· The local authority think you do not need it anymore

You can tell the local authority what you think about your plan, and they must listen to you.

The local authority is sometimes called ‘the council’. They might say that you do not need an EHC plan anymore. They might do this if there are big changes that mean you no longer need the support in the plan. They will tell you first.

If you do not agree, then you can say so. You can contact us for help.

 

Can someone help me to get a plan?

We always recommend that you speak with school or college first, as they know you well and will know what support is currently available. They also know the things they might need to help you.

Greenwich SENDIASS is here to help if you have any questions about EHC plans or EHC needs assessments.

 

Check out our EHCP page for more information.