The individual
education plan (IEP) is a planning, teaching and reviewing tool. It helps
plan for the individual pupil with special educational needs.
IEPs set
out what,
how and how often particular knowledge, understanding and skills are taught.
The IEP
is a structured plan showing steps and teaching requirements needed to help
the pupil achieve identified targets. It is a working document for all
teaching staff.
IEPs must
be accessible and understandable to all concerned. The parents and the pupil
are involved in the process.
Individual
education plans should:
- raise
achievements for pupils with special educational needs
- be
seen as working documents
- use
a simple format
- detail
provision additional to or different from those generally available for
all pupils
- detail
targets which are extra or different from those for most pupils
- be
jargon free
- be
comprehensive to all staff and parents
- be
distributed to all staff as necessary
- promote
effective planning
- help
pupils monitor their own progress
- result
in good planning and intervention by staff
- result
in the achievement of specified learning goals for pupils with special
educational needs
The
plan should include information about:
- the
short-term targets set for or by the pupil
- the
teaching strategies to be used
- the
provision to be put in place
- when
the plan is to be reviewed
- success
and/or exit criteria
- outcomes
(to be recorded when the Individual Education Plan is reviewed)
The
attached document contains further information about individual education
plans
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