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Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) are the way to get extra support for your child in school if they need more than their school can offer. Getting a plan is a process of understanding your child’s needs, having assessments and deciding what is going to help.
These courses and webinars discuss many of the common issues which parents encounter and offer tips and advice to help, based on professional experience. You will find information on tribunals, appeals and EOTAS.
Our content is based on knowledge and experience of the English SEN system. If you live in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, whilst education policy is devolved, many of the issues parents encounter are the same.
These courses and webinars are presented by Dr Abigail Fisher, educational psychologist. If there is anything you would like to see added, please let us know.
image: Ronak Valobobhai under Unsplash. What’s the most important thing, if your child is struggling with school attendance? It’s not to force them back in as quick as possible for fear of the terrible consequences if they don’t go. It’s not to pressure them and tell them how important it is and how their life will be so much harder if they don’t go. It’s not to show them who’s boss, and set consequences for non-attendance. It’s not even to fight the school for accommodations or the LA for your EHCP.
Illustration by Eliza Fricker, Twitter: @_missingthemark "Mum is extremely anxious". When things go wrong for children at school, it's not just their behaviour which is observed. Parents get assessed too. This is what families tell me happens. When things first start to get difficult, and children are showing signs of distress, parents are told they're over-reacting & making the situation worse. 'Don't be anxious, you'll make them anxious', they hear. Even though everything about the situation is anxiety-provoking.
Illustration by @_missingthemark. When a child is struggling at school, often they are seen by professionals (like me) who assess, write reports and make recommendations. These many reports are brought together and (in England) made into an Education and Health Care Plan (the EHCP). This document then influences what happens to that child going forwards. As this long and arduous process plays out, something strange happens. Here's what it is
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