Our SENDCo Mrs Hext is also the Designated Teacher for Children In Care. This ensures all teachers in school understand the implications for those children who are looked after and have SEN.
Children In Care with SEND are supported in the same way as all children in school with SEND through the Graduated Response, the Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle. The process will start with a Short Note and following the identification of need, a SEND Support Plan or EHCP maybe put in place to meet the requirements of the pupil in addition to the PEP (Personal Education Plan).
When a child goes into care, his/her social worker must ensure that the child’s needs are met and the services to meet these needs are documented in the Care Plan. The Care Plan – of which the PEP is an integral part – is made before the child goes into care or in the case of an emergency placement, within 10 working days. The PEP is a record of what needs to happen for Children In Care to enable them to fulfil their potential and reflects any existing education plans, such as an EHCP, SEND Support Plan or Provision Mapping. The PEP should reflect the importance of a personalised approach to learning which secures good basic skills, stretches aspirations and builds life chances.
