EHCP Preparation Toolkit — Modules 3 and 4: Parental Contribution and the Assessment

Your EHCP request is in. Now comes the part that shapes the plan.

This toolkit covers everything that happens during the assessment: what to write, how to write it, and what to do when the Local Authority misses a deadline or sends a report full of vague language.

Eight tools. 18 printable A4 pages. Instant download.

MODULE 3: WRITING YOUR PARENTAL CONTRIBUTION

Section A Parental Views Guide: structured prompts across all four areas of need, with a worked example and a sentence bank.

Section K Parental Advice Template: most parents never know they can submit this. A formal evidence document that sits alongside the EP and SALT reports. The LA must consider it.

Child and Young Person's Voice: four formats including support for children with complex communication needs.

"A Day in Our Life" Impact Statement: the narrative only you can write. Includes a full worked example.

MODULE 4: DURING THE ASSESSMENT

Who Should Be Contacted? Checklist: track every professional the LA must contact under Regulation 6 of the SEND Regulations 2014.

Professional Report Review: spot vague language before it ends up as unenforceable Section F provision.

Assessment Meeting Notes: record every conversation. Structured tables for what was said, agreed, and what to follow up in writing.

Chasing Letter Templates (x3): Week 6, Week 8 to 12, and formal escalation. Each cites the correct statutory reference.

ALSO INCLUDES

Three worked examples, a Words and Phrases sentence bank, and a final Before You Submit checklist.

One PDF. 18 A4 pages. Print at home. England only. Not legal advice.

For specific advice contact IPSEA (ipsea.org.uk) or SOS!SEN (sossen.org.uk).