We have our child's draft EHCP. It was waiting for us (ie several days already lost) when we got back after half term travels. The revue meeting is early next week, and will include a teacher and the LEA person responsible for transitions who presumably wrote the draft.
Our son has LD - mod/severe with ASD and ADHD and at times challenging behaviour. He also has continence issue both day and night, long term medication for constipation and to help with anxiety, impulsivity and behaviour. He gets some LA respite, and has a social worker we have never met ( the ones that did all the assessments have left).
The draft has none of the non educational needs. I have left messages to invite his social worker, and the respite centre manager or key worker ( who ever can attend). I have left messages to get up to date medical reports from the various specialties.
Now the draft - it has basically lifted the educational targets (from when he was 7-8) and added the time frame of by next revue! So he is expected to learn to read, write, count, behave well and have successful interactions with his peers by ?next year!
I obviously need to reword the aims and outcomes to get them more appropriate, but am new to SMART targets, so am struggling. (I also have to write the 'All about me' section which is supposed to be done with your child but he is unlikely to be able to participate.)
For instance one of the aims (in section F) is to develop his social skills and communication. the outcome is listed as 'so he can interact successfully with his peers in class and in the playground by his next revue. Is that SMART enough? Its also complicated by the need to change to a 6th form special needs unit (or an SLD/PLMD school) as here MLDs only go up to year 11 - so there will be no 'playground' but there is a café. (Ds is one of the least academically able in his MLD school so he will need more support than many of his peers, so I imagine who ever wrote the draft had no idea of this.)
I've looked at IPSEAs website but that deals with starting from scratch whilst this will be a transfer - and he has not had any new assessments since year 7 and EdPych not since year 2. There is probably not time to organise any new stuff now.
I think I need to set more specific aims. For instance to recognise information signs such as toilet and Exit, (or maybe set a reading target such as being able to sound out double sylable words - at present he can really only cope with up to 4 letters and then only if its phonetic)understand price labels such as £4.99 and count out money accurately ( he needs a lot of help with this at present)
As you can see I am not at all sure what to write!! Can any one point me in the right direction? Thanks!
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Draft EHCP (statement transfer) for year 11 child - no SMART targets!
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maggiso · 02/11/2015 11:32
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