SSIF Seminar - EHCNA (Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment)

February 24, 2025

Southend SEND Independent Forum (SSIF) continues its series of valuable informative events for ParentCarers of children with SEND with the fourth seminar of the year: "Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA)”.


This seminar is aimed at ParentCarers who have applied for or are thinking about applying for an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), but would like to find out if it is necessary or right for their Child or Young Person.


We will aim to answer questions such as:


  • What does an EHCNA entail?
  • Which services are involved?
  • What happens after the assessment?
  • What is my role and responsibility as a ParentCarer?


We have a panel of professionals from the Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) Team, Health and Education, who will talk about the assessment process. They will also bust some common myths.


We are inviting ParentCarers to submit any questions they have for the panel by email, by Monday 10th March 2025, via email, to jody@southendsendindependentforum.org.uk. This is to save time in the room on the day as our speakers will build their presentations around the answers to these questions.


There will also be an opportunity for people to participate in a co-production session to develop a useful route map/flow chart of the EHCNA process.


Book your tickets here.


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