EHCP Annual Reviews – Alt Bridge School

All students who attend Alt Bridge School have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) which outlines their individual planned outcomes. The EHCPs are reviewed annually and school coordinate this process.

Our meetings are organised and run through a person-centred approach.

We consider what is working for a young person, what may not be working, what a student’s needs are, any difficulties they may be experiencing and how we can help. The involvement of parents/carers, staff who know the individual best and the young person themselves is key to gathering information. This information then informs our provisions, unique offer of support and shorter-term targets moving forward.

Every year a child or young person attends Alt Bridge school, a statutory annual review meeting will be held. Each year may have a slightly different focus. You can read more about this through the links below to parent guidance for each year group.

We also recommend reading this key Knowsley council document which has further information about Preparation for Adulthood and what should be discussed in annual reviews from year 9 onwards.

Knowsley Preparation for adulthood guide

Assess-plan-do-review SEND cycle

Assess	We will continually identify the strengths and needs of students and their response to the support provided. We will use this information to inform effective planning and the design of appropriate provision.
Plan	We will use the assessment information that we gather to plan teaching approaches and the implementation of the curriculum. We will also plan any interventions or provisions necessary to overcome barriers.
Do	We will implement the support planned and gain a greater understanding of how the student learns and develops holistically.
Review	We will continually review pupil progress and how effective the support has been in enabling students to reach their targets and goals.

Tools we use to implement our assess-plan-do-review cycle

Our selected support plan format for all students is an Individual Education Plan. We use a range of assessment tools and resources which will inform our review of a student’s progress. The diagram below outlines the approach we take to planning specific targets for students, followed by an explanation of each layer.

EHCP outcomes

EHCP outcomes are long-term outcomes (3-5 years) based on progress desired for the end of a phase or key stage in education. The outcomes are agreed through the EHCP assessment proceed when plans are first written for students before they come to Alt Bridge.

Annual review targets

These are targets set during the annual review once information and advice has been gathered and used to determine what the annual review targets should be. The school chairs the EHCP review and co-produce targets through a person-centred approach. They should be achievable within 12 months and linked to the longer-term outcomes. In selecting targets which are right for the young person. Targets should be SMART – Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound.

IEP targets/goals

The IEP provides a planning tool which breaks the 12-month targets down further and sets out the provisions, adaptations and activities which support the student to achieve their annual review target. Many of the provisions that are recommended for the young person are outlined in their EHCP so it is important to use this information in formulating the IEP. The IEP will be reviewed regularly throughout the year and adjusted when necessary to reflect the current needs and provisions of the individual student.

The Plans we Use….

Individual Education Plans

Alt Bridge School uses Provision Map which is an online service which helps us to create high-quality Individual Education Plans for every child. All students at Alt Bridge will have an IEP, created by their form teacher, in collaboration with key staff who know each child, parents, carers and students. These plans will be updated termly and discussed during parents’ evenings with form teachers.

Personalised Learning Plans

Students who access our semi-formal of informal curriculum pathways will have a PLP which has been developed using the MAPP assessment tool. It is highly personalised to a child’s EHCP outcomes and key aspects of their development is identified which can be supported through our alternative curriculum approaches.

Post-16 Personalised Learning Plans

In post-16 the focus is very much on Preparation for Adulthood and the four key outcomes for this are employment, independent living, community links and physical and mental health. Our PLPs for post-16 are based around individualised targets for students working towards these key areas.

Pastoral Support Plans

Some of our students require focused support to manage their behaviour and emotions in school. Pastoral support plans can be initiated by our heads of year to provide students with specialist approaches and Thrive assessments to identify key areas for development in terms of behaviour and emotions. These plans are also created using the Provision Map system.

Student profiles

Some students in school have a student profile which outlines their needs in relation to emotional self-regulation. The student profiles have been created by mapping them to our Zones of Regulation approach so we can fully understand what will help students to learn. Our student profiles are also created on Provision Map.

We ask parents/carers to contribute suggestions and information to the profiles and the majority of information is provided by the young person themselves. It is important that they feel that this document reflects their needs and what helps. This is then shared with staff working with the student.

Staff roles

Each student has a form teacher who is responsible for holding and chairing annual review meetings.

List of form teachers for 2025/2026

Form	Base class names	Form teacher/s
7.1		Mrs Francis
7.2		Miss Morrall
7.3		Mrs O’Hanlon
7.4	Skye	Mrs Langstaff and Miss Leman
7.5	Golden Gate	Mrs Melling
7.6	Python	Mr Donnelly
7.7	Liberty	Miss Cartwright and Miss Hall
7.8	Cobra	Mr Atkinson

8.1		Mr Austin
8.2		Mrs Angland/Mr Noble
8.3		Mrs Davies
8.4		Mr Lamb
8.5	Eagle	Mr Nunes
8.6	Rainbow	Mr Mooney
8.7	Venus	Mr Hamilton

9.1		Miss O’Rourke
9.2		Mrs Beddows
9.3		Mrs Holker/Mr Hattersley
9.4	Brooklyn	Miss Morrisey
9.5	Infinity	Mr Clark

10.1		Mrs Taylor
10.2		Mr Cook
10.3		Miss Hughes
10.4		Mr Evans
10.5	Pheonix	Miss Allen
10.6	Dragon	Mr Tranter

11.1		Miss Hawkins
11.2		Mr Reddin
11.3		Mrs Dobie
11.4		Mr McCauley
11.5	Helix	Mr Melling

12.1		Mr Wray
12.2	Union	Miss Burton

13.1		Mrs Purcell
13.2		Mrs McCoy/Miss Dallas
13.3		Miss Lomas

Our EHCP clerk Mrs Silker organises all the paperwork associated with EHCPs and ensures that we meet key deadlines for the submission of review paperwork to the Local Authority SEND team.

Outside agencies

Outside agencies who may be working with the student may be invited to the annual review. We inform health and social care representatives of our review dates. Adult social care services are also invited to year 9 reviews to support with the eventual transition to adult services from year 10.

Knowsley SEND team

We work closely with the Knowsley SEND team who can be contacted by calling 0151 443 5145. There are a team of SEND officer who oversee EHCPs and school placements within special schools. There are different SEND officers for each of the school year groups.

Support for parents/carers

Our staff are always happy to support our parents and carers with any queries in relation to the ECHP annual review process. If parents/carers need further support in relation to the EHCP process or are considering a change of placement, then Liverpool and Knowsley SENDIASS can provide more help.

Contact Liverpool & Knowsley SENDIASS on 0800 012 9066.