Before your annual review meeting

Arranging the meeting

Your child's school or college will arrange the annual review meeting and give you at least two weeks' written notice ahead of the chosen date. The school or college should also provide you with 'pre-annual review' paperwork. This will be update reports from the professionals working with your child, usually the teachers. In some instances, it will also include reports that have been undertaken (within that academic year) by an external professional, such as an Educational Psychologist.

The meeting normally takes place at your child's school or college. People working with your child will be at the meeting to discuss how things are going.

Preparing for the meeting

To make sure you get the most out of the annual review, you and your child should prepare for it.

It can be useful to think about:    

• What was talked about and agreed upon in the last review and how your child has been progressing   
• What hopes you and your child have for their future    
• What has worked well
• What isn't working

As your child gets older they'll become more involved in decisions about their future. Go to the when can a young person make their own decisions page to find out more.

Support at an annual review

You can request that someone from the Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service comes with you to your child's annual review to support you.