Tania Tirraoro co-chair, Family Voice Surrey p arent- carer forum & founder,

Tania Tirraoro co-chair, Family Voice Surrey parent-carer forum & founder, Special Needs Jungle

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SEN Green Paper

Family Voice Surrey - a parent-carer forum

Coordinator to arrange meetings The EHCP Process mirroring the above: Child with problem referred by 'agency' or individual Potential Exit point if no action to be taken at this point Multi-agency Meeting, including parents Child's "story" heard Criteria at each stage for 'local offer' of services available Key Worker appointed at one of these stages Assessment – maybe single, double or multiple assessment depending on child's issues Who does it? Exit point: Local Offer if EHCP not allocated – can be appealed Draft Plan – who writes this? Writer together with parent & Key Worker? Current writers will need retraining or new ones appointed Appeal at any of the stages – More mediation first – who will provide this was not discussed. For pathfinder, Direct Payments can be made for an EHCP BUT a traditional statement must also be issued for legal reasons Final Plan – Can be appealed EHCP is reviewed annually and changes made as needed – can go back to assessment process if the child's needs have changed

Tania Tirraoro co-chair, Family Voice Surrey p arent- carer forum & founder,