Reviewer Role
Parent
Date of experience with local authority
Local authority agree assess
Second Attempt
Issue of ECHP
Yes
ECHP Time to put in place
12-18 weeks
Did you use mediation
Yes
Did you use tribunal
Spoke to chair about going to tribunal
Rate ECHP content
Average
Suitability of new placement
Good
ECHP Process Clarity
Terrible
Rate Communication
Poor
Overall Rating
1
Your Review
It took me 8 years to gather evidence strong enough to get to the point where we could even try to gain an EHCP. Then when we did it was made harder as there was no assistance along the way. I had to Google everything and wait five or more days for an answer.
I applied for the EHCP myself as the school had forgotten due to COVID delays.
One member seemed to try her best to get back to me but seemed inundated with work load and unable to respond quickly.
They refused to assess even though she had a huge hsitory of sending needs. Then we went through charles mediation. Summer holidays delayed the Educational psychologist coming in to support as they had refused to assess and asked for an EP to come in.
It took a year and one month to get her into a school placement. The EHCP was bot detailed enough for the chair to make a decision so I had a meeting with her to discuss further. On e she'd spoken to the Senco at the school and realised that there were many more needs than that if the EHCP she turned the decision around.
My daughter had been out of school for 4 months.
My daughter will be 15 this year and she has only just gotten her school career back. It's lucky she sapsirstional and does a lot at home because she hopefully won't have to catch up too much.
She has faced such trauma and it was never needed. I had to quit my job to work from to focus on this.
It ruins lives and affects futures for our children.
The government need to step up and help local authorities because we are in a crisis.
I applied for the EHCP myself as the school had forgotten due to COVID delays.
One member seemed to try her best to get back to me but seemed inundated with work load and unable to respond quickly.
They refused to assess even though she had a huge hsitory of sending needs. Then we went through charles mediation. Summer holidays delayed the Educational psychologist coming in to support as they had refused to assess and asked for an EP to come in.
It took a year and one month to get her into a school placement. The EHCP was bot detailed enough for the chair to make a decision so I had a meeting with her to discuss further. On e she'd spoken to the Senco at the school and realised that there were many more needs than that if the EHCP she turned the decision around.
My daughter had been out of school for 4 months.
My daughter will be 15 this year and she has only just gotten her school career back. It's lucky she sapsirstional and does a lot at home because she hopefully won't have to catch up too much.
She has faced such trauma and it was never needed. I had to quit my job to work from to focus on this.
It ruins lives and affects futures for our children.
The government need to step up and help local authorities because we are in a crisis.