hi all

does anyone have an idea of how an IEP works in scotland? jorja already has an IAP at nursery but after her pre-scat meeting today the ed-psych decided it would be best to upgrade to the IEP before she starts her pre-school education in august. i was always under the impression they were the same thing but apparently not...have been looking online but i just seem to get confused with all the info!! (its not difficult! lol)

hope everyone is doing ok

luvs em xxx

IEPs are not legal documents, which means that the local authority does not have to produce an IEP or make sure that a child or young person receives any support outlined in the programme. However, in practice many schools do so.
Whereas a statement of Special educational needs is a legal document and they must meet the needs outlined within the statement of special educational needs.

An IEP may be prepared if she requires any of the following (Not a complete list however)
a specific resource
a distinctive teaching approach
adaptation of the curriculum
input from a Support for Learning or auxiliary staff member
input from specialists, such as speech and language therapists or occupational therapists

The members of staff and services that will be providing support to your child should be involved in the preparation of the IEP.

The school should also involve you, as a parent, so that you can contribute to the IEP.
Your daughter should also be involved so that she is aware of and understands the targets that have been set where possible to understand the targets.

The IEP may contain both long-term and short-term targets for your daughter.
Long-term generally means over a school year although some schools and you, as a parent, may choose to extend that period, and look at targets that are realistic for your daughter to achieve over a longer period of time. Short-term targets may be set for a period of six to eight weeks, or termly.

Targets that are set for your daughter should be SMART:

Specific so it is clear what your child should be working towards
Measurable so that it is clear when the target has been achieved
Achievable for the individual
Relevant to your child's needs and circumstances
Time-bound (ie to be achieved by a specified time).

in scotland its s Co-ordinated support plan as well as a Individual Support plan, or Individual Education plan basicaly they work on that individual basing it on there needs and what they can acheive. the record of needs no longer exists as these IEP's , ISP's and CSP's are in place.

thanks very much daniel!

i feel a bit better equipped now......jorja has her IAP review next week & theyre going to upgrade it then so at least now i know what im talking about! lol

thanks again em xxx

In scotland an IEP are legal.

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my son Daniel has a IEP which allows to have 1-1 support in school, well thats doesnt work as in his school they have a high ratio of staff in the class room so there any acitivities daniel does he will need 1-1 depends what that activity he is doing.
(This post was last modified: 02-04-2010 12:37 PM by Karen.)