Chapter 6: Reading the Draft EHCP – What Should I Check?
Receiving a draft EHCP can bring a mixture of relief and uncertainty. After a long assessment process, it can be difficult to know whether the document in front of you actually reflects the child or young person’s needs.
Reading the Draft EHCP – What Should I Check? provides a structured way to work through the draft without expecting you to spot everything in one read.
The guide helps you check accuracy, identify missing information and follow the connection between Section B needs, Section E outcomes and Section F provision. It also explores vague wording, comparing the draft with professional evidence and considering the relationship between provision and placement.
Examples throughout demonstrate the difference between wording that sounds supportive and wording that actually explains what should happen.
It includes:
- A manageable approach to reading the draft
- An accuracy and omissions check
- Guidance on following the B → E → F connection
- Examples of vague versus clearer provision
- Support comparing the draft with professional evidence
- Questions to consider around placement
- A practical draft-EHCP checking 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 move from simply reading the draft to actively checking whether it describes the right needs and the support required to meet them.
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