Mental Health and SEND
Children and young people with SEND face additional barriers that can affect their mental health. Unidentified speech, language, and communication needs can significantly impact their ability to express feelings and to feel understood and connected to others. Behaviours that could indicate unmet needs may be dismissed as ‘challenging’ without any real examination of what the […]
A look back on schools named in EHCPs
As we approach the end of 2020, and a new school term starting next month, it is a good time to reflect on the different schools the Boyes Turner Education Team have helped children and young people (C/YP) with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) to attend over the years. This has either been through […]
Funding bands and Education, Health and Care Plans
The EHCP does not specify funding, it only specifies provision and it is not clear that the provision is dedicated solely to that pupil (local authority) We are often contacted by parents because their child or young person’s Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) does not specify funding, or because it specifies a funding band. […]
Transition reviews
Children and young people may transition between several stages of education: early years provider to school infant school to junior school primary school to middle school primary school to secondary school middle school to secondary school secondary school to post-16 institution Pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) are not subject to the […]
School named on EHCP – independent mainstream v maintained special
Parents often reach out for help when they want to appeal the type and name of school on their child’s Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). For many children, the local maintained special or mainstream school is simply not the right fit. The special school is too generic and does not meet their child’s special […]
Special Educational Needs & Disability (SEND) Tribunal – Top Tips
With the academic year shortly starting back from September, albeit it is likely that this will look different as a result of Covid-19, this time of year also signals the start of a new year of appeal hearings for the SEND Tribunal. The SEND Tribunal hears appeals about a range of issues: A local authority […]
Key Education Health and Care Plan diary dates for the year ahead
If you are a parent with a child or young person (YP) with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP), then now is a good time to look ahead at the New Year and to plan for the key dates in the SEN calendar. Whilst timescales for the EHCP process are legally binding on local […]
Amputation & special educational needs – What can be done to help?
A child or young person can face the trauma of amputation in a myriad of circumstances, be it from the treatment of meningitis or cancer, or as a result of an accident or injury. However, whatever the cause of injury, the recovery and rehabilitation of a child or young person are always at the forefront […]
Upper tribunal allows appeal – educational provision out-of-term-time
An interesting recent case, GK v North Somerset Council (2018), was heard at the Upper Tribunal in relation to special educational provision out-of-term-time. Parents and educational professionals will know that children and young people (CYP) can take a step back in some aspects of their learning during lengthy holiday periods. This can be even more […]
Help with education after a brain injury
An acquired brain injury (ABI) is an injury caused to the brain after birth. It can be caused by a fall, a road traffic accident, stroke or a tumour or meningitis. The initial focus after all brain injuries is medical help. Once this has stabilised, for children and young adults (CYP), the family will make […]