SEND Annual Review Survey for Children and Young People
Annual Review survey for children and young people with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
This survey is from the SEND Team at Southend City Council. It is for children and young people with an Education Health and Care Plan (sometimes called an EHCP for short). We want to know what you think about the annual (yearly) review of your EHCP.
Introduction
The people who maintain and review your EHCP are called the SEND Team. SEND stands for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. They are often known as the `Council’, ‘Local Authority’ or ‘LA’ for short.
The council check your EHCP every year to make sure it is still helping you. The plan tells the people that support you, the best ways to help you do well.
The check that is done on the plan every year is called an annual review.
The annual review is a chance to:
- celebrate what is going well
- listen to your views
- check that you are getting the support you need
- make sure your EHCP will help you reach your goals and support what you hope to be able to do in the future.
This survey has been made with other young people to get your feedback about your annual review.
What do we want to know?
We want to know if the support you are getting from your EHCP is helpful and if it makes a difference to your overall progress and development.
Completing the survey
The survey should take less than 15 minutes to do.
It should be done after your annual review has taken place. You can either do it at the end of your annual review meeting, or a week or so after your review when you have had time to think. If you get any free time at school, you could use that to complete the survey.
You can complete the survey:
- on your own, or you can ask someone to help you
- online or on paper.
Paper copies of the survey can be provided by your school, education provider or the Local Authority/LA or you can print out a copy from the Documents section on this page. Please return paper copies to Louise Chiles, SEND Local Offer Team, Southend-on-Sea City Council, Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend, Essex, SS1 9SQ.
If you need the information in another format, such as large print, please contact us at localoffer@southend.gov.uk
To complete the survey online, click on the `survey' tab below.
Do I have to answer these questions?
No, if you do not want to complete this survey, that is fine.
Who will read my answers?
Southend City Council (the Local Authority/LA) will read your answers to understand if the support that you and other children and young people are getting is helpful or not.
Overall results will be shared with Southend schools and education settings, and social care and health care staff, so that improvements can be made to the way things are done. They will not know who has completed the surveys.
Development of the survey
The survey was developed in partnership with young people from Chase High School, South Essex College, The St. Christopher School and Westcliff High School for Girls. Thank you to everyone who was involved.
Development of the promotional video
The following video has been created collaboratively by the SEND Local Offer Team with members of the Southend SEND Youth Forum.
We hope you enjoy the video and that it encourages other young people to complete the survey and tell us about their experience of the annual review process.
Contact the SEND Local Offer Team
- through the who's listening details on this page
- by email: localoffer@southend.gov.uk
- by phone: 01702 215256
Please tell us if you need help completing any of the surveys or require them in a different format.
To read about how the Council handles your data please visit our Privacy notice: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Privacy Notice
Who's Listening
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Local Offer and Co-Production Officer
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Local Offer and Co-Production Assistant
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Consultation and Engagement
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