Selecting a school or college

The process of choosing a school or college for a child or young person with SEN differs depending on whether the child or young person has an EHC plan or not. Follow the links below to find the right information.

Choosing a school with an EHC plan

Choosing a school without an EHC plan

Latest

Vacancy: Advice Services Manager

IPSEA is recruiting an experienced Advice Services Manager to take responsibility for ensuring the effective delivery of our helplines and casework support service for families of children and young people with SEND
SEND decision making and the law: 11th January

Jointly developed with the Department for Education (DfE), this workshop assists local authority decision-makers to interpret and apply the legal requirements of the Children and Families Act 2014 to key decision points
EHC plan masterclass - existing plans: 15th December

For parents and carers who already have an EHC plan in place for their child, this training looks at the information a plan should contain, through to how to achieve that through annual reviews, re-assessments and appeals to the SEND Tribunal
EHC plan masterclass - obtaining a plan: 1st December

A training day for parents, carers and supporting family members of children with SEND, developed to guide families through the process of obtaining an Education, Health and Care plan

Types of schools and other settings

Schools and other institutions use various descriptors, e.g. infants, junior, primary, secondary, but in order to determine which parts of SEND law apply, you will need to know which category the school falls into
The right to a mainstream education

Where a young person or parent of a child with SEN, wants a place in a mainstream setting it must never be denied on the basis that mainstream is unsuitable, or that their needs or disabilities are too great or complex
Home schooling and ‘education otherwise’

For some children or young people, school or college may not be suitable, and they may need to be educated at home or elsewhere

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