Enhance Your Skills EHCP Training

EHC Needs Assessments: Requests and Educational Advice


Description
The 'EHC Needs Assessments: Requests and Educational Advice' course is designed for professionals requesting EHC Needs Assessments and/or providing statutory educational/educational psychology EHCP assessment advice, to ensure that paperwork is comprehensive, relevant and meets statutory requirements.

Content
  • The aims of this course
  • How to complete this course
  • Module 1: Understanding SEND and EHC Plans
  • Module 1 overview
  • The Legal Context
  • Supporting identified needs
  • Supporting identified needs (continued)
  • Requesting an EHC Needs Assessment
  • Requesting an EHC Needs Assessment (continued)
  • Stages of the EHCP process
  • Typical pathway: EHCP assessment, development and review
  • Typical EHCP pathway summary
  • The structure of an EHC plan
  • Module 1 Recap
  • Test Yourself: Understanding EHC plans
  • Module 2: Professional Assessment Reports
  • Module 2 overview
  • The Role of Professional Advice Writers
  • The Golden Thread
  • The Golden Thread continued
  • Module 2 Recap
  • Test Yourself: Professional assessment reports
  • Example EHC plan
  • Module 3: Writing About Strengths and Special Educational Needs
  • Module 3 overview
  • Balancing Strengths, Needs and Impacts
  • Golden Rules
  • Preparing for Adulthood
  • Module 3 Recap
  • Test Yourself: Writing about strengths and special educational needs
  • Module 4: Writing SMART Outcomes
  • Module 4 overview
  • The Function of Outcomes
  • Ensuring Your Outcomes are SMART
  • SMART outcomes explained
  • Module 4 Recap
  • Test Yourself: Writing SMART outcomes
  • Module 5: Writing Recommended Special Educational Provision
  • Module 5 overview
  • Defining Special Educational Provision
  • Statutory Requirements for Special Educational Provision
  • Golden Rules
  • Module 5 Recap
  • Test Yourself: Writing recommended special educational provision
  • Basic Requirements Checklist
  • Module 6: Reviewing EHC Plans
  • Module 6 overview
  • Code of Practice Requirements
  • The EHC Plan Review Process
  • Statutory Requirements for Annual Reviews
  • Module 6 Recap
  • Test Yourself: Reviewing EHC plans
  • End of Course Assessment
  • Preparing for the Final Test
  • Final test
  • Learner course feedback
  • Complete Course and Further Learning
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever