The Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) Process
Where a child or young person continues to make little or no progress although support has been provided, early years providers, schools and colleges should ask outside professionals to provide help and advice. They can also help in identifying those pupils or children whose need for long term support is at a level where an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) might be needed.
If your child or young person’s school or setting can’t meet their needs using the support they usually offer to children who need extra help, the Local Authority may carry out a needs assessment for your child or young person. This is called an Education Health and Care Assessment or EHC assessment. When your child or young person’s needs have been assessed a plan for meeting them may be drawn up. This plan is called an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
Plymouth City Council has lots of useful information to explain EHC plans and the pathway that is followed to assess a young person’s needs and plan their support.
Impartial, information advice and support is also available through Plymouth Information Advice and Support for SEND Service (PIASS)
You can find more information about the EHCP process on the Gov.uk website or for further advice:
If you are a parent or carer, please email senadmin@plymouth.gov.uk
If you are a professional, please use our online Professional Portal.
Help and advice is also available from the Plymouth 0-25 SEND duty line 01752 307409
Links to Other Websites and Organisations:
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Specialist advice and support is also available from a range of other services in the City:
