Person Centred Annual Reviews (PCARs)
Each year you will be invited to an EHCP/PCAR meeting to discuss your child’s progress and ways to forward their learning both at home and in school.
A comprehensive report is provided prior to the meeting. Please note that the EHCP review process is not intended to be the only time when a young person’s needs can be discussed.
We do value and welcome contact with parents and families and seek to be as accessible as possible. EHCP Annual Review Annual review dates will be set in advance. Unfortunately due to the very strict legal requirements it is highly unlikely that the date will be able to be delayed.
Medway Council outline the requirements of the Annual Review process:
A Person Centred Annual Review (PCAR) must be held at least annually, usually at the child or young person’s educational setting, once an EHCP has been the issued.
Parents, carers, and the child or young person involved must contribute to the PCAR by:
- considering a pupil’s progress linked to the outcomes in the EHCP, what has gone well, what has not and if so, what needs to change to meet the outcome
- considering if the outcome has been met or if a new outcome is needed to meet the continuing need
- reviewing the personal budget, if there is one
- allowing parents/carers or a young person to request changes to the EHCP
There are documents that need to be completed for the PCAR:
- if you are a parent download the PCAR parent/carers views form
- if you are a young person download the PCAR young person's views form
- if you are an educational setting download the PCAR record of meeting form or the PCAR record of meeting (Year 9 onwards) form
When the review is complete, the paperwork must be returned to us within 10 days of the meeting.
We must accept the PCAR or consider any requests for changes to the EHCP made at the review within two weeks of the date of receipt.
Parents, carers or the young person can appeal against decisions resulting from the PCAR to the First Tier Tribunal.