Ehc process changing !!?

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Hello all
We have been to Hell and back to secure an agreement to complete an ehc assessment for d d

Some of my friends say in their area it is also very hard to get an assessment

Are they being massively scaled back?
Do Las tend to say no and then let families fight it?

It is total hell

My friend can only get a remote EP assessment after she went to tribunal
How does this even work ? 😞😞😞

re Ed psych- I thought it was unlawful however the apparently there just needs to be some sort of ed psych input for it to be lawful, it doesn’t have to be a full Ed psych assessment carried out as part of the needs assessment. The advice for what to go in E and f is now coming from someone who is cheaper than an ed psych like specialist teaching service for example and apparently an ed psych has oversight of thst work so that meets the guidance

They get someone else to do the assessment so specialist teaching service, or nursery staff, depends on the child’s situation and who they already have involved. An ed psych appparently “oversees” but the reality is they have very little involvement

They have to seek advice and information. That is the requirement. They can’t seek advice and information from an EP if the EP is only providing oversight.

To be honest I've found even with an EHCP it's still a daily battle to get the support needed, my son's 19 and hopefully off to uni but it hasn't been easy. 3 primary schools (1 SEN) and 3 SEN high schools. EHCPs don't carry over to Uni so now applying for Disabled Student Allowance and have to have a medical letter to say his autism is going to last longer than 6 months.... wish I was joking 😞

How bloody odd

My gosh

Why does it have to be so hard

I wish him the very best
And hope the right support can be in place well before his transition

D of e are supporting it and say it does meet requirement, think it’s taking place in a couple of places before potentially being rolled out nationally

Which LA is that?

Shocking

Totally against code of practice??!!!

Just because it is supported by the DfE doesn’t mean it is actually lawful. It isn’t. Safety Valve agreements are supported by the DfE, yet some encourage unlawful behaviour…

It's a mess

Specialist teachers should not be taking the role of an EP

No way

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So they are proposing now only students in special schools will get an ehc ?!!!

Utter madness
Schools just can't cope currently

I hate labour so much

Where was that? The law is the law.

It was on schoolsweek earlier

It has been proposed

What
A
Pile
Of
Nonsense

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I just don't know what they are going to replace them with? And when?

They would replace them with nothing becuase schools would be more inclusive , children would have their needs met through ordinary provision and there would be no need for an ehcp only for most complex children.

Lovely theoretical, in practise it will be an absolute disaster as you’ll just end up with more kids not having their needs met in mainstream, their needs worsening and becoming more complex and the demand for special school going up.

they need to to work on the making school more inclusive and able to meet children’s needs first and if that were the case then the applications for ehcp needs assessments would naturally fall, but obviously doing this takes a lot of money so the cutting ehcps and their associated funding is preferable in the short term.

This is madness isn't it

How dare they?

Also when are they proposing this may happen?

Such idiots

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