Making special educational provision at stage 2: the individual education plan

The SEN coordinator, working with the child's class teacher or form/year tutor and any relevant curriculum specialists, should ensure that an individual education plan is drawn up.  So far as possible, the plan should build on the curriculum the child is following alongside fellow pupils and should make use of programmes, activities, materials and assessment techniques readily available to the child's teachers.  The plan should usually be implemented, at least in part, in the normal classroom setting.  The SEN coordinator should, therefore, ensure close liaison between all relevant teachers.  The plan should set out:

Stage 2 - Individual Education Plan

·   nature of the child's learning difficulties

·   action - the special educational provision

_   staff involved, including frequency of support

_   specific programmes/activities/materials/equipment

·   help from parents at home
   
·   targets to be achieved In a given time

·   any pastoral care or medical requirements

·   monitoring and assessment arrangements

·   review arrangements and date.

2:94.   The child's parents should always be informed of the action that the school proposes to take and any help they can give to their child at home.

2:95.   The SEN coordinator should set a review date, which might be within a term.  The coordinator should agree with the child's teachers the arrangements for monitoring his or her progress until the review and should inform the child's parents about any special arrangements that will apply to their child and for how long.

Review

2:96.   The SEN coordinator should normally conduct the review, in consultation with the child's class teacher or form should focus on:

·   progress made by the child

·   effectiveness of the education plan

·   contribution made by parents at home

·   updated information and advice

·   future action.