During the meeting

Who will be at the meeting?

The following people will attend your child's annual review:     

• Your child   
• You, as the parent or carer
• A Social Worker, if your child has one   
• Someone from your child's school who knows them well    
• Someone who knows about your child's health (where appropriate)    
• Anyone else who's been working with your child or might need to work with them in the future. 
• A Local Authority (LA) representative may also attend if necessary 

Schools or colleges will request a report from all those invited to the review meeting (including yourself and your child). These should be submitted and circulated at least two weeks before the meeting.

What happens at the meeting?

A review meeting will last up to one and a half hours. Normally the headteacher or the school's Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) will be in charge of the annual review meeting. They'll make sure everything that needs to be addressed is discussed, including the following:    

• What is important to your child   
• What is going well    
• What needs changing
• Outcomes from last year

The members of the group including yourself and your child will then agree on what help and support your child needs to make progress over the next year.