Preparing for Adulthood: EHC Planning

Example Education, Health & Care Plan

Lucy is 16 and in Year 11 at her local comprehensive school. This example plan was written in April at the start of the summer term, Year 11 as she prepares to start sixth form.

Supporting Planning & Writing Good PfA Outcomes

A resource to support planning and writing good outcomes for preparing for adulthood.

Ruth's Top Tips - brilliant meetings with young people

A resource about how to make meetings accessible for everyone.

Today Nursery, Tomorrow the World or the Moon!

Case study about Low Hill Nursery School in Wolverhampton.

Resources about Higher Education

A selection of resources and useful information for young people thinking about higher education.

Post 16 Placements: Meeting the 31 March Deadline

This paper outlines how Bath & North East Somerset finalises EHCPs for young people who are transferring in to a Post 16 placement by 31 March.

Year 9 Annual Review Guide

In March 2018, the Department for Education asked the Preparing for Adulthood team to work with some local areas to explore the challenges presented by the extension of the SEND system to age 25, introduced by the Children and Families Act 2014.

Final Annual Review Guide

This guide is designed to help everyone involved in annual reviews to think about what a good final review would look like.

Year 9 Review Information Slides

Information you need to know to get the best out of Year 9 reviews to prepare young people for adult life.

Key Topics to Cover at Annual Reviews from Year 9

This useful, practical checklist provides top tips to help in preparing for annual reviews.

ESFA Guide: Funding of students 16-25 with SEND

This guide provides information on the way the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and, in some cases, local authorities will calculate and allocate funding to institutions who provide education to young people with SEND.

Inclusion – what’s really stopping us?

Recently I spent the day at the Westminster Insight Conference and was struck by the number of times people referred to inclusion, in particular, the challenges that inclusion brings. But I have to ask – is it really that challenging?