How a local authority sets out an EHC plan may vary, but there are some sections and information that must be in every plan.
The EHC plan is divided into 11 sections. The sections ensure that the EHC plan is comprehensive and covers all the necessary areas to support your child’s education and development.
Here are the sections that must be included in an EHC plan:
Section A
The views, interests and aspirations of the child or young person and their parents.
Section B
The child or young person’s special education needs and disabilities (SEND).
Section C
The child or young person’s health needs which are related to their SEND.
Section D
The child or young person’s social care needs which are relation to their SEND.
Section E
The outcomes sought for the child or the young person, including outcomes for adult life. The EHC plan should also identify the arrangements for the setting of shorter-term targets by the early year’s provider, school, college or other education or training provider.
Section F
The special educational provision required by the child or the young person.
Section G
Any health provision reasonably required by the learning difficulties or disabilities which result in the child or young person having SEND, and where an individual health care plan is made for them, that plan should be included.
Section H1
Any social care provision which must be made for a child or young person under 18 resulting from section 2 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970.
Section H2
Any other social care provision reasonably required by the learning difficulties or disabilities which result in the child or young person having SEN.
This will include any adult social care provision being provided to meet a young person’s eligible needs (through a statutory care and support plan) under the Care Act 2014.
Section I
The name and type of the school, maintained nursery school, post-16 institution or other institution to be attended by the child or young person and the type of that institution (or, where the name of a school or other institution is not specified in the EHC plan, the type of school or other institution to be attended by the child or young person).
Section J
Where there is a personal budget, the details of how the personal budget will support particular outcomes, the provision it will be used for including any flexibility in its usage and the arrangements for any direct payments for education, health and social care.
Section K
The advice and information gathered during the EHC needs assessment must be attached (as appendices). There should be a list of this advice and information.
The SEND Code of Practice is statutory guidance for organisations which work with and support children and young people who have SEND. Within it you can find more details about what should be included within each of the above sections (starting on page 164).