The Statutory SEND Assessment and Review Team are responsible for ensuring statutory processes are followed for children and young people with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) or who are undergoing an education, health and care needs assessment (EHNCA).
The team will continually work with other services such as health, social care, education settings and any other service who is important in the child/young person’s life to ensure that their needs are being met.
They also work with families by seeking to resolve disagreements in a proactive manner.
Examples of what the Statutory SEND Team undertake as part of their duties -
- Coordinate and administer the EHCNA process from start to finish
- Draft and finalise EHCPs for children and young people whom a plan has been agreed to issue following statutory assessment, liaising with parents and carers, young people and other services
- Monitoring annual reviews for children and young with an EHCP
- Processing and completing actions following annual reviews, including decisions to amend, maintain or cease EHCPs
- Coordinate and chair person-centred annual review meetings for children and young people with an EHCP who are not on-roll at an education setting
- Manage processes relating to children moving between settings, for example during phase transfers between nursery and primary school, primary school to secondary school and secondary school to college
- Represent the local authority at mediation and through the disagreement resolution service
- Work closely with partners in education, health and social care
- Contribute to the strategic development of SEND services across the city
*Please note that the Statutory SEND Team are unable to advise you on which educational setting may be best for your child, although they do possess extensive knowledge about the types of provision available within the city. They are also unable to act as an independent advocacy service for you or your child; if you are seeking this support, please contact SENDIASS.