Timeline Timeframe Activity Responsibility Documentation to complete Prior to School complete My Support Plan School My Support Plan submission Reports and assessments to be completed as appropriate by supporting Agencies eg. EPS, CIAT, BSS Reports agencies as part of this process Day 1 N/A Request to assess received from school/college or parent. To include School / Parent My Support Plan My Support Plan plus other relevant documents/reports Covering Letter 2 weeks Prepare for panel – request to assess SENART Casework/SEN My Support Plan SEN Caseworker to contact parent to establish working relationship officer Panel cover sheet and explain process SENART Statutory Any appropriate Notification letters sent to parents, school and agencies Framework officer documentation SENART Panel officer Letter to parents 2 weeks EHC Panel – request to assess / refusal EHC Panel EHC Panel outcome EHC panel meets weekly and requires papers to be with SENART by end Tuesday prior to panel Outcome of panel shared with parents and school If Yes SENART Statutory Outcome Letter If yes process progresses – letter to parents to explain process Framework officer If No process stops – letter to parents and referrer to explain reasons If No SENART Casework/SEN for rejection and right to appeal officer 6 weeks Statutory Assessments Requested if not initially contained with MSP SENART Statutory Request letter Framework officer Multi-agency EHCP Meeting Arranged for within 10 weeks of EHC Panel SENART Assessment report date request to assess officer 4 weeks Draft EHCP completed prior to multi-agency meeting SENART Casework/SEN EHCP officer 12 weeks max 10 EHC Multi-agency meeting to write EHCP and complete outcomes. Chaired by SENCO, arranged EHCP weeks from Person centred and outcomes focused. by SENART request to To consider if a plan is required based on assessments To invite all involved assess Personal budgets must be discussed including parent, child, agreed at Parent indication of provision to be sought school, EP, other named panel services
Timeline Timeframe to complete Activity Responsibility Documentation Prior to submission School complete My Support Plan Reports and assessments to be completed as appropriate by supporting agencies as part of this process School Agencies eg. EPS, CIAT, BSS My Support Plan Reports Day 1 N/A Request to assess received from school/college or parent. To include My Support Plan plus other relevant documents/reports School / Parent My Support Plan Covering Letter 2 weeks Prepare for panel – request to assess SEN Caseworker to contact parent to establish working relationship and explain process Notification letters sent to parents, school and agencies SENART Casework/SEN officer SENART Statutory Framework officer SENART Panel officer My Support Plan Panel cover sheet Any appropriate documentation Letter to parents 2 weeks EHC Panel – request to assess / refusal EHC panel meets weekly and requires papers to be with SENART by end Tuesday prior to panel EHC Panel EHC Panel outcome Outcome of panel shared with parents and school If yes process progresses – letter to parents to explain process If No process stops – letter to parents and referrer to explain reasons for rejection and right to appeal If Yes SENART Statutory Framework officer If No SENART Casework/SEN officer Outcome Letter 6 weeks Statutory Assessments Requested if not initially contained with MSP SENART Statutory Framework officer Request letter Multi-agency EHCP Meeting Arranged for within 10 weeks of EHC Panel date request to assess SENART Assessment report officer 4 weeks Draft EHCP completed prior to multi-agency meeting SENART Casework/SEN officer EHCP 12 weeks max 10 weeks from request to assess agreed at panel EHC Multi-agency meeting to write EHCP and complete outcomes. Person centred and outcomes focused. To consider if a plan is required based on assessments Personal budgets must be discussed Parent indication of provision to be sought Chaired by SENCO, arranged by SENART To invite all involved including parent, child, school, EP, other named services EHCP
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