Know Your Childs Rights(England)

• Your child has the right to “special educational provision” that meets their individual needs.

• If school cannot meet those needs, the Local Authority must arrange provision outside school, including EOTAS.

• The Local Authority must deliver everything written in the EHCP — it is legally binding.

• Provision must be based on identified need — not on budget or what is convenient.

• The EHCP must be reviewed at least once every 12 months.

• You have the right to request changes at the Annual Review.

• You have the right to appeal decisions about Section B, F or I of the EHCP.

• Your child must not be punished or excluded for impairments related to disability.

• Restraint should only ever be used to prevent immediate harm — not to manage behaviour.

• You have the right to make complaints to the Local Authority, the Ombudsman, the DfE and Tribunal.

Note: The information on this page applies to England, under English law. Education is devolved in the UK. Families in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should refer to the legislation and support frameworks used in their own nation.