Chapter 8: Annual Reviews – Preparing and Having Your Say
An annual review is more than a yearly meeting. It is an opportunity to look at how the EHCP is working in practice, what has changed and whether the child or young person’s needs, outcomes or provision should be updated.
Annual Reviews – Preparing and Having Your Say helps parents and carers approach the review with a clearer idea of what to look at before, during and after the meeting.
The guide explores how to prepare using the current EHCP, contribute your own observations, support the child or young person to participate in an accessible way and ask useful questions about progress and provision.
It also explains what should happen following the meeting and introduces the increased focus on Preparing for Adulthood from Year 9 onwards.
It includes:
- An explanation of the annual-review process
- A practical pre-meeting preparation check
- Guidance for your parent/carer contribution
- Ideas for supporting the child or young person’s voice
- Questions to ask during the review
- What to check after the meeting
- An introduction to Preparing for Adulthood reviews
- A dedicated annual-review notes page
- Harvard-referenced information and further support
This resource relates specifically to the SEND and EHCP system in England and provides general information rather than individual legal advice.
Designed to help you arrive at an annual review with your thoughts organised, your questions clearer and the child or young person’s current needs firmly in view.
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