Closed petition Develop an Education Health Care Plan template for use by all local authorities

As part of forthcoming & long awaited SEND Review the Government should develop a single national template for EHCPs, following consultation, including with parents and school leaders.

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We believe a standardised template, developed following consultation, would be helpful to families, if this was simplified, especially where they have children attending school/ college in different LAs. It should also support settings / leaders who have children and young people from different local authorities in their establishment. It should also better enable the Government / inspectorates to quality assure the quality of EHCPs across local authorities.

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Share your views on Government's plans to improve support for children and young people with SEND

The Government has launched a public consultation on major changes it wants to make to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP) system in England.

It wants to hear from:

- Children and young people
- Parents and carers
- People who work in the SEND sector
- Local and national system leaders

Find out more about the consultation and share your views: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/send-review-right-support-right-place-right-time

You can respond until 11.45pm on Friday 1 July 2022.

What changes is the Government planning to make?

The Government says that it plans to create a "single, national SEND and alternative provision (AP) system that will introduce new standards in the quality of support give to children across education, health and care".

The proposed changes include: 

- Improving workforce training through the introduction of a new SENCo (Special Education Needs Coordinator) NPQ for school SENCos
- Increasing the number of staff with level 3 qualifications in early years settings
- A new legal requirement for councils to introduce 'local inclusion plans' that set out responsibility for young people with SEND among local services

The Government has announced additional funding to implement these proposals.

Find out more about the changes the Government is proposing: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ambitious-reform-for-children-and-young-people-with-send

Read a summary of the Government's SEND review: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-and-ap-green-paper-responding-to-the-consultation/summary-of-the-send-review-right-support-right-place-right-time

MPs questions Secretary of State for Education about the review

On Tuesday 29 March, the Government Minister responsible for education, Nadhim Zahawi MP, made a statement to the House of Commons about the review and consultation, and was questioned about this by MPs.

Read what he said and questions from MPs: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2022-03-29/debates/BA5ECF7C-E120-4602-8BCF-6DB70D9CFF40/SpecialEducationalNeedsAndDisabilitiesReview

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MPs discuss SEND and alternative provision improvement plan

On Monday 6 March the Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing, Claire Coutinho MP, made a statement in the House of Commons about the Government's new Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan.

The Minister updated MPs on the Government's progress to improve outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities or alternative provision in England.

She said the Government will:

  • Develop new national special educational needs and disabilities and alternative provision standards to set out what support should be available.
  • Establish local SEND and AP partnerships.
  • Train thousands more early years special educational needs co-ordinators and 400 more educational psychologists.
  • Invest £2.6 billion by 2025 in new special and alternative provision places, and improve provision.
  • Publish guidance on ensuring effective transitions between all stages of education, and an effective transition into employment and adult services.
  • Invest in supported internships.
  • Expand school and college mental health support teams.

Following the statement the Minister was questioned by MPs.

What are Ministerial statements?

Ministerial statements are a way for Ministers to bring an important matter to the attention of the House.

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