1 Reviewing the draft plan
Once you receive the child or young person’s draft Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) it is important to spend some time reviewing its content and the supporting advice.
- Be aware that the EHCP only contains information which has been provided as part of the assessment.
- If provision has not been recommended within the supporting advice, it cannot be added to the EHCP.
- If you are concerned that something is missing, please talk to your planning coordinator, who will work with you to agree the content.
- If you would like impartial support to review the draft EHCP you can speak to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIAS).
You can also request a meeting via your planning coordinator to discuss the document if you would like one.
2 Expressing a preference for a school
When you receive your draft EHCP you are also offered the opportunity to express a preference for a school.
- If your child is happy at their current school there is no need for them to move because they now have an EHCP - just tell the planning coordinator that this is your preference.
- If you would like your child to be considered for another school, please complete the preference form and return it to your planning coordinator.
- If you are unsure - talk to SENDIAS or your planning coordinator.
Whatever you decide, your planning coordinator needs your preference in writing, by letter or email.
3 Liaising with you about your school preferences
The Special Educational Needs Assessment Team (SENAT) will liaise with you about your school preferences. The process we conduct depends on the type of school you request under the Section 41 of the Children and Families Act.
Maintained school or academy, a non-maintained school or a school registered under S.41
We must consult with that setting to find out whether they feel able to meet your child’s needs. This consultation asks the setting to consider the EHCP and the supporting reports (appendices) and whether they feel able to meet the child or young person’s needs. If the setting is concerned about meeting their needs, it asks them to consider what reasonable adjustments they might need to make to enable them to meet them.
Independent school that is not registered under S.41
We must consider your request, but we are not under any duty to consult with the school.
There is a range of provision in West Sussex and we have developed the guidance documents below to help you understand the process that is followed when a request is made for one of these settings.
- Guidance associated with admissions to West Sussex mainstream schools/academies (PDF, 126KB)
- Guidance associated with admissions to West Sussex special support centres (PDF, 184KB)
- Guidance associated with admissions to West Sussex special schools (PDF, 185KB)
- Guidance associated with admissions to West Sussex independent or non-maintained schools (PDF, 144KB)
4 Descriptions of provision
To help you understand the provision and support offered by our special support centres and special schools we have developed description documents for each. View the relevant setting to understand more about the provision.
Special Support Centres (SSCs)
SSCs for Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
- Barnham Primary School, Bognor Regis (PDF, 134KB)
- Field Place Infant School, Worthing (PDF, 135KB)
- London Meed Community Primary School, Burgess Hill (PDF, 134KB)
- Orchards Junior School, Worthing (PDF, 135KB)
- Portfield Primary Academy, Chichester (PDF, 134KB)
- Steyning CofE Primary School, Steyning (PDF, 135KB)
- Three Bridges Primary School, Crawley (PDF, 134KB)
SSCs for Social Communication Needs (SC)
- Bourne Community College, Emsworth (PDF, 134KB)
- Desmond Anderson Primary Academy, Crawley (PDF, 152KB)
- Durrington Junior School, Worthing (PDF, 132KB)
- Littlehampton Academy, Littlehampton (PDF, 151KB)
- Lyndhurst Infant School, Worthing (PDF, 132KB)
- Maidenbower Junior School, Crawley (PDF, 133KB)
- Parklands Community Primary School, Chichester (PDF, 134KB)
- Thomas Bennett Community College, Crawley (PDF, 152KB)
- Warden Park Secondary Academy, Haywards Heath (PDF, 151KB)
- West Park CofE Primary School, Worthing (PDF, 132KB)
- Worthing High School, Worthing (PDF, 133KB)
SSCs for Physical Disabilities (PD)
- The Angmering School, Littlehampton (PDF, 132KB)
- Barnham Primary School, Bognor Regis (PDF, 132KB)
- St Margaret’s CofE Primary School, Crawley (PDF, 151KB)
- West Park CofE Primary School, Worthing (PDF, 132KB)
SSCs for Additional Learning Needs (ALN)
- Blackthorns Community Primary Academy, Haywards Heath (PDF, 134KB)
- Oriel High School, Crawley (PDF, 134KB)
- The Regis School, Bognor Regis (PDF, 135KB)
- Warden Park Secondary Academy, Haywards Heath (PDF, 134KB)
SSCs for Sensory Needs: This provision is under review in consultation with the settings themselves and relevant partners, therefore there are not yet provision descriptors in place. Please be assured the review is to ensure the most effective offer moving forwards and not to remove or end access to this specialist support.
- The Angmering School, Angmering
- River Beach Primary School, Littlehampton
- Northgate Primary School, Crawley
- Hazelwick School, Crawley
Special Schools
- Brantridge School, Haywards Heath (PDF, 147KB)
- Cornfield School, Littlehampton (PDF, 151KB)
- Fordwater School, Chichester (PDF, 152KB)
- Herons Dale Primary School, Shoreham-By-Sea (PDF, 148KB)
- Littlegreen Academy, Chichester (PDF, 170KB)
- Manor Green College, Crawley (PDF, 179KB)
- Manor Green Primary School, Crawley (PDF, 186KB)
- Oak Grove College, Worthing (PDF, 157KB)
- Palatine Primary School, Worthing (PDF, 147KB)
- Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham (PDF, 152KB)
- St Anthony's School, Chichester (PDF, 153KB)
- Woodland Meed, Burgess Hill (PDF, 157KB)