EHCP evidence checklist

The checklist

From home

• A dated diary of what you see: what happened, how long, what set it off, what helped (6 to 8 weeks shows a pattern)
• Notes on sleep, eating, toileting and how your child is after school
• Examples of masking: calm at school, distress at home
• The effect on siblings, family life and your work
• Your child's own views, in their words or drawings
• Your written views as a parent (a typical day, needs, what helps)

From school or nursery

• SEN Support plans or IEPs, with dates
• Records of interventions, how often they ran and whether they worked
• Attendance records, late marks and any part-time timetable
• Behaviour or incident logs, exclusions and time spent out of class
• Progress or assessment data
• Emails and letters between you and school, in date order

From professionals

• Reports from a paediatrician, CAMHS or your GP
• Speech and language therapy, occupational therapy or physiotherapy reports
• Educational psychologist reports (the council must seek this advice during an assessment)
• Any private assessments you have arranged

Paperwork and dates

• A copy of your request, and the date the council received it
• Every letter from the council, in date order
• A log of calls and meetings: who, when, what was said or agreed
• Your key deadlines (6, 16 and 20 weeks; 2 months to appeal)