Anyone whose teen had to have their first care plan in GCSE years?

[Ormally]

Hoping that someone will be able to advise me in a situation with a school student who is in their first year of GCSE teaching, and at a stage where there are a lot of academic tests through the terms.

It looks as if we will need to set up a care plan with the SEN at DD's secondary school, based on some problems that have arisen since the (probable) flu in December. DD has never had a care plan before, although had semi-serious auditory problems from age 0-3 which were very well monitored and have not caused major health issues since.

I reported absence - think it was 3 days - in writing in December, as well as some very relevant GP advice that we had at the time. I did say her hearing would be affected while taking medication. There are other side issues in the mix that need investigation, and I asked that all teachers should be alerted to that.

There have been 2 instances where test results have been returned (unsurprisingly, not good, and not normal within overall year's performance), and she has been penalised for them. In one test, she had not covered a topic that was in it because of absence. She's been ticked off for her performance and is upset.

It looks as if we will need to have a care plan and GP backup to get the school to take this 'new' disadvantage seriously. With one of the side issues which may be cardiac related, it looks as if this is inevitable anyway. I have requested resources to cover the missed topics and also a meeting with the school. There are 2 emails that relate to this, with the original one, but it's clear the message has not been passed on

What do I need to know or ask? Either school or GP? What would I need to be ready for?

Are you meaning an EHCP on medical/ physical or sensory grounds or just school level interventions?
You need to meet with the SENCO. It sounds like a one page profile might help for now to share difficulties and any impact/ adjustments needed. This would be sent to all staff.
There can be exceptional circumstances if medical needs emerge where the LA may support. Has there been a referral to the Hearing Impaired support service?

First line, school level interventions and probable adjustments, although we do not yet know how severe or lasting this phase will be.

Her referral was at a very early age, but after 2 operations that took place before school, at that point, she was discharged. Any infections are monitored, and hearing blockage is normal but temporary, but the former deterioration in hearing seems not to be active as it was when she was very young.

...Also, it occurs to me that the referral would have been under a different health authority from the one where we are now based, if this is relevant. But it should all be on her records.

At the school where I work a care plan is normally produced by our first aid coordinator to support any health issues.
With regards to education support, it would be SEN support (if required) or head of year support plan.
The coordination of this would be organised by head of year.

Thank you for the responses. I'd expect it's going to be in the health issues rather than the SEN category, so will try to find out more from the head of year. I don't think she would get any kind of budget for support (unless hearing loss starts to be active again), but reasonable adjustments would be much more useful.

Also don’t forget to ask about access arrangements for GCSEs - rest breaks, separate room etc if medically needed. If due to sit exams this summer the deadline for getting these is very close, although it sounds like she might be in year 10.

By GCSE age, if a student had been off for three days, I would expect them to see me or contact me to ask for the work they had missed.

Yes, she is yr 10, but I will ask about those when the medical info is more complete. We did ask for the resources while she was off (through the parent/student apps), and I had assumed it was all sent through.