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What would a EHCP mean at secondary?

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LooLaaToo · 10/09/2018 06:32

I know at primary the kids who have EHCPs seem to have one to one TAs. I don't believe this happens at secondary. I understand this gives the school extra funding but does anyone know what happens at secondary school?

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MercyGentry · 10/09/2018 13:13

FUND part of the provision

MercyGentry · 10/09/2018 13:13

Schools usually don’t want to apply for EHCPs, it’s a lot of work for them and generally they have to find part of the provision which they don’t want to do. I would be very sceptical about anything the senco tells you.

ArtfulPuss · 10/09/2018 10:49

My eldest got his EHCP in Y6, after we started the process in Y4. He has ASD. He never had (and doesn't need) 1–1, but what it meant in our case at secondary was that the head of SENCO came out to meet him at primary before he started, that he was on their radar, and that when he had a really hard time (severe panic attacks, school refusal) in the second term of Y7 they understood the issues and were ready to respond immediately. He was assigned a support worker and had a safe space to go to within school. He's now in Y9 and hasn't needed to access student support services for over a year... but he knows they're there for him if/when he does in the future.
Good luck! I hope you get whatever support your son needs.

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LooLaaToo · 10/09/2018 09:03

Thank you. I guess the only ones i know about at DS primary have 1 to 1 TAs. I'm just asking as my son is in year 6 and I'm thinking about applying for an EHCP. The SENCO said it wouldn't benefit him at primary as it takes so long to get and she wasn't sure what benefit it would have for secondary. We are having an Ed psych assessment done at the end of the month so I presume they will advise if a EHCP is necessary.

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TeenTimesTwo · 10/09/2018 08:47

Some children at secondary have 1-1

Sirzy · 10/09/2018 07:20

As with primary it will depend on the needs of the individual.

EHCP doesn’t mean automatic 1-1 at any level.

MercyGentry · 10/09/2018 07:16

It would totally depend on what support was specified in that individual ehcp. Each one is different. Not all EHCPs have 1:2:1 even at primary. In fact I think the majority don’t.

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