Education, Health and Care planning in Islington David Wainwright Vulnerable Pupils Service Development Manager

Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans Cover Education, Health and Care Children are at the centre of the plan Parents must be involved in developing and evaluating the plan The plans focus on outcomes, with a clear view on how resources will be allocated Cover Further Education as well as schools

Education, Health and Care Plans So far 46 Education, Health and Care Plans converted About 200 currently under conversion 50 new requests for EHC assessments, of which we have agreed 41 In a full year we have previously received about 120 requests for statutory assessment, and issued about 100 Statements

Conversion timetable Priorities School leavers Primary/secondary transfer Yrs 2, 5, 9, 11 Will be updating our transition plan Working closely with Richard Cloudesley, Bridge & Samuel Rhodes for pupils there

Feedback so far ‘The plan explains in detail my child’s needs which are totally unique’, ‘You have kept me fully informed’ ‘Thank you for not making JP a number’ ‘A lovely positive experience’. ‘Cannot be confident that plan will be better than statement until it is fully operational’

Challenges Biggest change for a generation – a major culture shift for, schools, education department, social care and health - new ways of working are still bedding in. The new assessment process is better, but more time consuming – and the statutory timeframe is shorter Providing statutory advice within revised timeframes is a significant challenge for Health and Social Care. About 920 Statements. Carrying out the conversions well – not just a paper exercise – is a massive task We do make mistakes. When we get it wrong we aim to put it right as quickly as possible. E.g. we will be amending the EHC Needs Assessment request form, and process, following representation from C404.

Challenges Holding schools to account – Schools Information Report, Ofsted, funding When the voice of the young person and the voice of the parent / carer say different things Preparing for adulthood. Transition planning; children’s and adults’ services working together. 0 – 25 because A young person may need additional time to complete a course of study; not That anyone with an EHCP should expect to stay in education until they are 25

All about Outcomes: what difference are we making? Developing mechanisms for evaluating progress towards goals/outcomes Need families at the centre Are the outcomes the right ones? Is the child/young person making progress? What is working/not working? What should plan look like for next year?