Does an EHCP have to be maintained if a child is unable to attend school?

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DS has been in and out of school but the placement broke down in the end. His attendance was not terrible but he missed days every week and sometimes was off for weeks.

During the times he could not attend, he did not receive any of the things set out in Section F. Do the LEA need to provide anything or is it to only happen if he is in school?

I mean things in section F (not the education part).

If DS can’t attend school the LA must provide a suitable full time education under s.19 of the Education Act 1996 if he is compulsory school age and anything specified and quantified in section F under s.42 CAFA 2014.

You should also request an early review to have the EHCP better meet DS’s needs.

@JustKeepBuilding Thank you again, this is what I thought but DH says if DS was not at school then there’s no way to offer the section F specifics.

There is. At home, at hospital school, at an AP, online, at local library/centre, at the provider’s centre… Whatever is suitable and works for DC.

Some DC have whole packages of education delivered away from school - have a look at EOTAS. DS1 has this.

@JustKeepBuilding thank. You’re a fountain of knowledge and your support on these boards has been invaluable.

Do you know if DS would have been entitled to S19 provision if he was only missing a couple of days per week of school? (With other extended periods of a week, fortnight etc).

I’ve been told that as DS was going to school during the week intermittently, that he had access to a part time provision to meet his health needs. In reality, he was falling so far behind because he was missing lessons and then lost in the follow on lessons.

DS was/is entitled to provision under s.19 as soon as it became clear he would miss 15 days. The days didn’t have to have already been missed or consecutive. Missing 1 or 2 days a week would still have met the threshold.

Thank you for your kind words. Many years ago I received support from MN I could never repay, now we are in a better place I try to give back.