Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello! I'm hosting a Ukrainian lady (M) and her 5 year old son (R). He is going through the process to get an Educational and Care Plan with reports from different specialists just starting to be sent through. He is currently in school for just 45 minutes a day and spends that time 1:1 with a teaching assistant. Before Easter school asked mum to come in for a meeting and told her that they didn't think they'd ever be able to provide more than 45 mins a day to R. I've read the really great information on EHCP on the FAQ's but still have a question around whether the school are trying to do her a favor by saying early that they won't be able to provide additional support or whether they might be taking advantage or her lack of English and awareness of how things work. I really hope it's the first and they are using their previous experience of similar children to predict where this might be headed and what they might be able to do/ not do but if I'm understanding correctly that an EHCP could come with budget, I'm wondering whether they've been a bit premature? Anyone any experience to share? Linked to this one of the reports we've had through is a referral for an autism assessment. It says the timescale for this could be 18 weeks. Will this hold up the production of the EHCP? It will take us beyond the 20 week deadline for the EHCP to be produced but could obviously provide some critical information so what should we expect here. Thanks
Hello NAS93326,
Thank you for sharing this challenging situation with the community. Please visit our online advice and guidance which explains more about getting extra help in school, assessments, education plans, reviews and school transport.
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