r/ehcparent

Im at stage 2 with my child. Just started Y7.

After primary paying for an Educational Psychologist report which stated he needed an EHCP.

Dyslexia, Autism, awaiting adhd, probably also DCD, Reading age of 6.

He's in a school with an I.R unit. I was told senco fully aware of his needs etc, he's been given a key worker and treated similarly as if he already has EHCP

Today after speaking to his keyworker after he is struggling again I have been told there is no more support available for him other than some interventions. Me being confused thought when he actually secured an EHCP it would open more support akin to what is outlined in the ed psych report.

But they've never seen this report.

I am informed no, no extra funding, no more support, no one in their school has 1:1 support or teaching in the I.R, just interventions and support in the classroom.

Now the report i have is not for his ehcp so i know the school wont use what's in it currently. But it does state things I do think he needs and sounds like would never get in the I.R for example

Access to a small learning environment which is small and nurturing with a fluid and flexible response to the curriculum

Movement breaks

Sensory Diet

Reduced transitions

1:1 and small group interventions

Low arousal learning environment

Holistic approach with OT and SALT

Familiar adults / 1:1 support to prompt, facilitate conversation in structured and unstructured periods of the day.

Is this realistic to get similar things in a mainstream with I.R? It seems all hes getting is TA support and Wellbeing checks which isn't enough to support him all the way to GCSES.

I’m looking for advice from anyone who has been in a similar situation because we feel a bit stuck at the moment.

My son is 5 and in Year 1. He has had ongoing behavioural difficulties at school and home (not listening, no care for consequences until it happens, impulse control etc) and ADHD is strongly suspected by us and the school, with a private assessment booked (privately funded by us when he's 6 next month).

Over the last year there have been a number of suspensions (ranging from 1.5 days to 5) and he has now been permanently excluded. We have always agreed to support being put in place, but a lot of the external input discussed never actually happened. We agreed to an Educational Psychologist referral, but this wasn’t followed through. A specialist from a PRU coming in was discussed and we signed consent forms - this wasn't done.The SENCO also said she would look into starting an EHCP assessment, but we never heard anything further and an EHCP has not actually been started.

On his second day of latest suspension (always for classroom disruption, failure to follow instructions etc etc), we got a call to say further information had been reviewed and they were perm excluding him. He tries to run out of the classroom and on this occasion when the teacher went to lock the door he hit her arm. This info was there in the CPOMS records that were sent to me, just don't think head was aware / taken time to get full picture because she was busy with ofsted on the day he was suspended. ​He is super bright, he's flying through all the work with me at home they sent with little input from me needed (especially maths) but put him in that school environment and he's not for having it although they have said when he does the work he's really good. He doesn't like school which isn't helping... suspensions are like a reward. Appreciate behaviour can't go without consequences but they weren't working. We see the defiance at home but it's tenfold at school.

Right now we feel stuck between the school, SEND services and the local authority with no clear idea what suitable provision is actually going to look like.

I’m currently on maternity leave so I can manage him being at home temporarily, but normally both parents work full time, so this clearly isn’t a long-term solution. I also just want whats best for him, have no doubt he will be fine in a mainstream school once we can work on the right strategies and get to the bottom of the behaviour and what's driving it such as ADHD.

Has anyone else had a young child permanently excluded where ADHD/SEND needs were suspected or not yet fully assessed? What happened next for you? What provision did the LA put in place, and is there anything you wish you’d known or done sooner?

Any experiences or advice would be really appreciated. Sorry, rambling a little but feel so lost and out of control with it all. Plus side, we had a cracking "PE lesson" walking to the shop and playing spelling games and I spy 🤣

So I'm a 21 year old college student with an EHCP plan. The college course im doing is no longer what I want to do so I want to leave. Thing is I have the intention of returning next year. I have an annual review coming up. What is the changes they will cease the plan?

Does anyone have any experience in this or been threw it? If so what is the best thing to say to an annual reviewer?

Has anyone ever reported a Local Authority Educational Psychologist to the HCPC, and if so, what was your experience of the process?

I’m considering whether concerns about an EP’s involvement in a statutory assessment are matters that should be raised with their professional regulator.

Without identifying the child, the EP was provided with a substantial history which included significant gaps and apparent inconsistencies in support planning, including duplicated wording across plans, medical information warning about a pattern of injuries, and safeguarding/incident records relating to injuries and communication difficulties.

The EP also sent a sensory/profile screening questionnaire to the parent, asked for it to be completed and returned, but the completed screening was not referred to in the final report.

Safeguarding concerns were raised directly with the EP, including whether she could flag them independently. The response was essentially an internal discussion with management within the same Local Authority and advice to complain to the school.

Before a school visit, the EP was also sent information concerning an injury risk plan and an apparent breach of that plan. During the assessment the child told the EP that they did not feel safe at school. That statement was recorded in the report, but much of the surrounding documentary evidence and safeguarding/injury history was not.

The final EP report does not appear to identify the documents considered, contains no appendices/source schedule, and does not explain what happened to the screening information that had been specifically requested.

A subsequent Subject Access Request to the relevant psychology service seeking the underlying records and communications has also not yet been acknowledged.

I’m not looking to name the EP, child, school or Local Authority. I’m simply interested in hearing from anyone who has taken concerns about an Educational Psychologist’s professional practice to the HCPC.

Did the HCPC consider matters such as omission of significant evidence, record keeping, safeguarding/professional judgement, assessment methodology or transparency about the information relied upon?

And if you did make a referral, was it considered as a fitness-to-practise issue or were you directed elsewhere?