Is there a chatbot that explains my child’s EHCP?

What can the EHCP assistant help explain?

EHCP Navigator supports the whole plan. Sections A–K can also help work through the purpose, evidence and wording expected across every section of an EHCP.

• Section A: the child or young person’s views, interests and aspirations.
• Section B: special educational needs.
• Section C: health needs related to special educational needs.
• Section D: social care needs related to special educational needs.
• Section E: outcomes.
• Section F: special educational provision.
• Section G: health provision.
• Section H: social care provision.
• Section I: the educational placement.
• Section J: personal budget information.
• Section K: the advice and information gathered during the assessment.

What can it help parents do?

The assistant can help parents turn difficult wording into clearer questions and organised notes. It does not make legal judgments from one paragraph alone.

• Understand difficult wording.
• Ask what a section means in practice.
• Identify unclear or vague wording.
• Prepare questions for an annual review.
• Compare the provision described with what is happening in practice.
• Identify information they may need to clarify.
• Organise notes before speaking to school or the local authority.
• Understand the difference between needs, outcomes, provision and placement.
• Prepare a list of questions for a professional meeting.

What it cannot do

The EHCP assistant is an information and drafting support tool. It cannot replace advice from someone qualified who understands your child’s full circumstances.

• Replace legal advice.
• Replace an educational psychology assessment.
• Diagnose a child.
• Decide whether a child needs an EHCP.
• Guarantee that the plan is legally compliant.
• Tell a local authority what it must agree without reviewing the full case.
• Replace advice from a qualified professional who understands the child’s circumstances.
• Create missing evidence.
• Make decisions for the parent.
• Send emails or letters unless the parent independently chooses to copy, check and send them.

How to use the EHCP explainer

1. 1Open the EHCP Navigator assistant.
2. 2Paste or type the part of the EHCP you do not understand.
3. 3Ask for a plain English explanation.
4. 4Ask what the wording may mean in practice.
5. 5Ask what questions you may want to raise.
6. 6Check the explanation against the actual EHCP.
7. 7Take the questions to school, the local authority or your adviser.

Parents should avoid sharing unnecessary names, addresses, dates of birth, NHS numbers or other identifying information. Check the website’s current privacy information before using the assistant.

Example questions to ask the EHCP assistant

These prompts can help you ask for plain English support without asking the assistant to make a final legal judgment.

• “What does Section F mean for my child day to day?”
• “Can you explain this paragraph in plain English?”
• “What is the difference between an outcome and provision?”
• “What questions could I ask about this wording at the annual review?”
• “Does this section clearly describe what support my child needs?”
• “Can you help me organise my questions for school?”

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