Primary schools encounter a variety of challenges throughout a pupil’s education, such as a child being refused an assessment for an Education, Health, and Care Plan or indeed being refused an EHCP itself.
There can also be deficiencies in particular EHCPs which can have a profound impact on a pupil’s educational progress.
I have experience of advising primary schools and in this article I would like to outline some examples of these scenarios and highlight potential solutions.
Problem 1: Vague requirements
Be wary of vague or ambiguous references in an EHCP that undermine the pupil’s special educational provision.
For example, a common problem we have seen with local authorities over the years is being too vague, for example including a requirement such as “regular access to speech and language therapy” or indeed just “access to speech and language therapy”.
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