Students with an EHC Plan clearly evidencing their need for a highly individualised education and social programme due to the level of complexity of their needs or their inability to access learning in a group environment may benefit from a personalised post-16 programme. The need for such a programme will be identified during the planning for adulthood discussions that take place as part of the annual review of a pupil’s EHC Plan.
Personalised programmes are offered for a limited period of time (usually no more than a year) with the aims of supporting the young person to move into group learning and make educational progress. They must be relevant to the pupil’s long term aims for adulthood and enable progression into a group learning environment. Speak to your child's teacher if you feel this might be the right progression for them.
If your young person’s EHC plan is maintained beyond the age of 18, it is likely that it has been recognised that they need to stay in learning longer and will typically have access to longer, full time courses within an FE College.