Barking and Dagenham
Education Advice
for
EHC Needs Assessment
Child’s name
Educational setting
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1. Please note this information must be restricted to those professionally
involved with the child and their parents or the young person.
Name of child/young person
Date of birth
Chronological age
National Curriculum Year Group
Gender
Pupil Premium child/young person?
YES
NO
UPN (N/A for early years)
Parents/person with responsibility for the
child/young person
Relationship to child/young person
Home address of child/young person
(other addresses where appropriate)
Name and address of school/early years
setting/post 16 institution
Date child/young person started at
school/setting/post 16 institution
Other educational settings attended in last 2
academic years with dates
Child/young person’s attendance for last
academic year (as a %)
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2. Background-brief summary of child/young person’s needs
3.Describe parental liaison and engagement-are parents fully engaged?
4.Any other relevant family background factors
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5.Summary of child/young person’s attainment and progress (any levels of
attainment should be for at least the past 12 months
Early Years Foundation Stage (overall
summary). Include any baseline
information if available.
Current attainment in reading and
progress in last 12 months
Current attainment in writing and
progress over the last 12 months
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Current attainment in mathematics and
progress over the last 12 months
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6. Description of the child/young person’s current strengths and difficulties
Cognition and learning-e.g. approaches and attitudes to learning, reasoning,
organisational skills, problem solving skills and independent learning
a) strengths
b) difficulties
Speech language and communication-e.g. articulation, fluency, willingness to
communicate, vocabulary, understanding and language structure. Additional
language(s) spoken. Social skills and interaction at home, school and within
community.
a) strengths
b) difficulties
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Social, emotional and mental health needs-e.g. self image, confidence, anxiety,
motivational factors, engagement with learning, classroom/playground behaviour,
behaviour outside school/setting (reported or otherwise)
a) strengths
b) difficulties
Physical and sensory difficulties-e.g. motor skills, co ordination, hearing or visual
difficulties, daily living skills and self help
a) strengths
b) difficulties
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Outcomes-in this section you will need to think about what the long term educational
outcomes are for this child/young person and what are the steps needed to meet the
outcome. These outcomes will form part of the final EHC plan.
What is meant by Long Term Outcome(s):
These are the outcomes sought for the child/young person to succeed and achieve. In
identifying an outcome consider what is important to the child/young person, what they want
to achieve, and what is important for them as judged by the class teacher/SENCO and
others with their best interests at heart.
Outcomes are long term and usually set out what needs to be achieved by the end of the
phase or stage of education in order to enable child/young person to progress to the next
stage of their education. For child/young person who are Year 9 and onwards that should
include preparation for adulthood.
There should be no more than three Long Term Educational Outcomes included.
Outcomes are a description of the benefit or difference made to an individual as a result of
an intervention. Outcomes should be phrased as what the child/young person will achieve.
The outcome will be followed by ‘steps towards the outcome’
What is meant by a Step(s) Towards an Outcome?
It is likely that a broad Outcome will be supplemented by one or more ‘Step(s) towards the
Outcome’, and are shorter term goals likely to be achievable within the next 12 months.
Please see example below.
Long Term Outcome:
Steps towards the Outcome
1.John will develop age appropriate 1a.John will be able to give specific and
language skills by the end of Key Stage 2
relevant answers when answering questions
1b.John will be able to consistently follow
instructions containing 4-5 key words
1c. John will make progress with his
receptive and expressive language skills
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Long Term Outcome:
Steps towards the Outcome
Long Term Outcome:
Steps towards the Outcome
Long Term Outcome:
Steps towards the Outcome
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What provision will the school provide to meet these long term outcomes
Signed
Designation
Date
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