Annual Review Information

Under section 172 (5) of the code of Practice, Local Education Authorities are required to review annually each pupil who is the subject of an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP).

Pupils under the age of five years have review meetings every six months.

Pupils who are due to leave school may have a representative from the receiving school at the review meeting.

It is extremely important that you attend your child’s annual review meeting. Invitations to review meetings are sent out in advance of the date suggested. This is to ensure that parents have sufficient notice to enable them to contribute a parental report and make any necessary arrangements to attend the meeting. The class teacher prepares a draft report, which is sent to parents and professionals before the meeting.

The review meeting is held at the school with parents, staff and other professionals. The SENCo will chair the meeting. You will receive a draft report in advance of the meeting with a copy of your child’s EHCP that will have some highlighted and/or crossed out sections which will indicate suggested changes from the school’s perspective.  

Please take some time to look at these before the meeting takes place, and note any points you might like to discuss during the meeting. We would then be taking a thorough look at the Educational Health Care Plan document during and after the review meeting, in order that we collectively agree (possibly with the input from other professionals) the content of the EHCP and the outcomes that we will all be working towards for your child/children.   

Everyone is encouraged to attend.  The draft is then amended and a final copy is sent to all who attended the meeting as well as the Special Education Needs department at the relevant local authority. It is a function of the Annual Review to suggest EHCP changes where necessary.