Education written question – answered am ar 14 Mawrth 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education
(1) whether under the provisions of the Children and Families Bill a young person aged 16 to 25 with special educational needs on an apprenticeship would be able to request an education, health and care assessment;
(2) how he intends that education, health and care plans should operate for young people on apprenticeships.
Any young person without an education, health and care (EHC) plan can request an assessment for one at any point before their 25th birthday, including while on an apprenticeship. Where the young person is aged over 18 the local authority must take their age into account when determining whether an EHC plan is appropriate.
An education, health and care plan for a young person undertaking an apprenticeship will identify the long and short-term outcomes they are seeking and the special educational, health and social care provision required to help them achieve those outcomes. The local authority will work closely with the young person, their learning provider and other interested parties to agree the content of their plan.
Further guidance about EHC plans will be included in Regulations and the 0-25 Code of Practice.
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