All children with SEND should receive ongoing, formative assessment as an integral part of the learning and development process.
Settings will put in place a structured review plan to capture the ongoing and changing needs of the child and allow for these in continued planning. There will be regular meetings with parents at least three times a year. One of these review meetings will be the annual review meeting.
An annual review
The annual review of an EHC plan looks at the outcomes that were decided previously and the provision set out in the plan.
The child and family are at the centre of this process. Everyone at the meeting will talk about the progress made and agree new targets for the coming year. Any changes to the plan are discussed, including whether an EHC plan is still needed.
The first annual review must be held within 12 months of the date when the EHC plan was issued and after that within 12 months of the previous review.
There is guidance and paperwork to help you manage the annual review process.
The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) have developed useful guidance on the annual review process.
Further details about reviewing an EHCP can be found on the SEND Code of Practice: 0 to 25 years, on page 194.
Additional guidance and advice can be found under the annual review section on the Oxfordshire schools pages.