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Free EHCP help for families.
In ChatGPT and Claude. No account, no sign-in, nothing to pay.
- For parents, carers and young people
- England only
- Law as at Sep 2026
We got the draft plan today. What happens now?
→ ehcp_next_steps(stage: "draft_plan")
You have 15 days to comment and say which school you want.
comment and name a school by27 Oct 2026final plan by week 20 · reg 13
Free help: your local SENDIASS.
Next steps
Where are you now?
24 Nov 2026Told if they will assessweek 6 · reg 5(1)
2 Feb 2027Told if there will be no planweek 16 · reg 10(1)
2 Mar 2027Final EHC plan dueweek 20 · reg 13(2)
Free help: your local SENDIASS.
Check
Paste your draft plan. Vague wording gets marked.
Section FCommunication and interactionexample plan4 findings
Charlie will have access to speech and language therapy. He would benefit from small group work up to three times a week, and movement breaks as required. Charlie will have 30 minutes of 1:1 speech and language therapy each week, delivered by a qualified speech and language therapist.
Explain a term
The words in the plan, in plain English.
EHC plan
A legal document that sets out a child's needs and the support they must get.
Children and Families Act 2014, section 37Free tools
Everything you get, free.
- Next stepsWhere you are and what happens next.
- Deadline datesEvery legal deadline from one date.
- Plan checkNeeds, support and outcomes that don't match.
- Vague wording checkWords like “access to” and “as required”.
- Decision letter checkWhat the local authority's letter must tell you.
- Your optionsWhat you can do if you disagree. No recommendation.
- Explain a termAny word or section, with the law behind it.
- Every answer citedThe law or guidance behind each answer.
- No accountNo sign-in, no email address, nothing to pay.
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- Your options, never a recommendation.
- Families never need an account.
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