Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan Review - Child/Young Person Views - Cover Sheet

Aug 30, 2026

Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan reviews must be completed at least annually to ensure a child’s plan remains relevant and supports progress towards outcomes and longer-term aspirations. This cover sheet gathers and records the views of the child or young person ahead of the review meeting. It provides prompts for discussion, options for capturing input in multiple formats and languages, and instructions to complete and share recorded views with the coordinating education setting at least two weeks before the meeting.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryForms

FormatDOCX

Pages5

Reading Time2 min

AccessFree to download

Steps for gathering Child/Young Person views

Capture formats, languages and support

Use prompts and record views

Complete and share the cover sheet

Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan Review Child/ Young Person Views – Cover Sheet An Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan must be reviewed at least annually. The purpose of a review is to consider if the contents of a child/ young person’s Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan are relevant or need to change to help them make progress towards outcomes and longer-term aspirations set out within their plan. This Cover Sheet seeks to capture the views of the child/ young person. This Cover Sheet includes several prompts and templates for use to support the capturing of the child/ young person’s contribution to their Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan review in advance of a review meeting. Steps for gathering Child/ Young Person views using this document: Parents and carers and/ or young people should decide who will capture child/ young person views, and how. Views can be captured in a variety of different formats (including voice clips, Makaton writers and widgets) and languages. Children/ young people may also like to have a friend supporting them to provide their views. A word template including prompts is listed on page 4, alongside links to alternative resources which could be referenced/ used. These resources should be reviewed before deciding how views will be captured. Use the prompts provided on page 3 to guide the conversation or interaction with the child/ young person to gather their views on what is working well, what is not working so well, what is important to them and what will help them to achieve their hopes and dreams. Record the child/ young person’s views within the chosen format. Complete/ update page 5 of this cover sheet. You should complete the ‘how I communicate’ and scaling question with the child/ young person and complete the table to show how and when views have been recorded. Share this cover sheet and the recorded child/ young person views (in whichever format has been chosen) with the education setting coordinating the Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan review. The completed child/ young person Views will then be shared with everyone attending the meeting at least 2 weeks before the scheduled Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan review meeting. Further information about the Annual Review process can be found on the Suffolk Local Offer website: HYPERLINK "https://www.suffolklocaloffer.org.uk/education/education-health-and-care-needs-assessments-and-plans/annual-reviews" Annual Reviews - Suffolk SEND Local Offer (suffolklocaloffer.org.uk) The Suffolk Local Offer website includes links to other templates to capture views as part of the EHCP Review process. This includes the Family Views form, and the Preparing for Adulthood Plan (required to be completed for young people in year 9 and above, please also see the HYPERLINK "https://www.suffolklocaloffer.org.uk/news-and-developments/latest-news/latest-edition-of-the-preparing-for-adulthood-transitions-guide-now-available" transitions guide for further information). HYPERLINK "https://suffolksendiass.co.uk/" SENDIASS provides impartial information, advice and support for children, young people and their families, including about approaches to person-centred planning; HYPERLINK "https://suffolksendiass.co.uk/education/child-young-persons-voice/person-centred-planning/" Person-centred planning - Suffolk SENDIASS. SENDIASS have also produced the following easy-read documents, which may be helpful to share with young people you are working with: HYPERLINK "https://suffolksendiass.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Support-to-get-your-voice-heard-easy-read.pdf" \t "_blank" Support to get your voice heard - information leaflet in Easy Read (PDF) HYPERLINK "https://suffolksendiass.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Annual-Review-of-your-Education-Health-and-Care-Plan-easy-read.pdf" Annual Review of your Education, Health and Care Plan – easy rea HYPERLINK "https://suffolksendiass.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Annual-Review-of-y

FAQs

Why must an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan be reviewed annually?

To check whether the plan’s contents are still relevant and whether changes are needed to help the child or young person make progress towards outcomes and longer-term aspirations.

How can the child or young person’s views be captured for the review?

Views can be captured in different formats such as voice clips, Makaton writers and widgets, and in different languages; a friend can also support the child or young person to provide their views.

When and how should the completed cover sheet be shared?

The cover sheet and the recorded views should be shared with the education setting coordinating the review, and the completed views should be shared with meeting attendees at least two weeks before the scheduled review meeting.

Aug 30, 2026

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