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Question 2.8: Discontinued Statements and EHC Plans (School Leavers)

Relase Note for SEN Feature Update 3.76.001

Please state the number of SEN statements and EHC Plans that have been discontinued in the return year due to pupils leaving school either at the end of or after compulsory schooling.

Count for 2.8: Statement of Special Educational Needs

This question identifies the number of statements for students who are over the compulsory school leaving age that have been discontinued during the return year.

Steps

1. Select all discontinued statements that are within the return year and check if the student still has an active statement as of the day after the end date of the return year (see exception).

   Exceptions

   • If the application identifies that the student has an inactive SEN involvement that identifies a discontinued statement in the return year, but still has an active SEN involvement that identifies a current active statement, then the record is collected. Exception message SEN2_009 is generated for that student in order to identify potential data issues.
   • Students that have more than one discontinued EHC Plan are counted once only.
2. For all the withdrawn statements identified at the end of step 1, exclude any where the student is under 16 years of age on the Age Breakdown Date. 
   For example, a student who was 16 years on or before the Age Breakdown Date would have their withdrawn statements included. A student who was 15 years and 364 days on the Age Breakdown Date would have their statement excluded.
3.  For all the withdrawn statements identified at the end of step 2, count those statements with a SEN Inactive Reason (INV_FORM_SEN_ASSESSMENT.INACTIVE_REASON) external code of LES - Left Educational Setting.

Count for 2.8: EHC Plans

This question identifies the number of EHC Plans for students who are over the compulsory school leaving age that have been discontinued during the return year. 

Steps

1. Select all discontinued EHC Plans that fall within the return year. This step also includes EHCP Re-Assessment Involvements that have been discontinued.
2. Check whether each student still has an active EHC Plan as of the day after the end date of the return year.

   Exceptions

   • If the application identifies that the student has an inactive EHCP Assessment involvement that identifies an EHC Plan in the return year, but also has an active EHCP involvement that identifies a current active EHC Plan, then the record is collected and exception message SEN2_009 is generated for that student to identify potential data issues.  The message text of exception SEN2_009 reads: Student has a discontinued Statement/EHC Plan but still appears to have an active Statement/EHC Plan.
   • If a child or young person has an EHCP Assessment, SEN Assessment with linked Conversion Review, or EHCP Re-Assessment Involvement that has been made inactive as a result of a re-assessment (the Inactive Reason was linked to the external code RFS of re-assessed), then this will not be counted as a discontinued EHC Plan.
   • Students that have more than one discontinued EHC Plan are counted once only.
3. For all the withdrawn EHC Plans identified in step 2, exclude any where the student is under 16 years of age on the Age Breakdown Date. 
   For example, a student who was 16 years on or before the Age Breakdown Date would have their withdrawn EHC Plans included.  One who was 15 years and 364 days on the Age Breakdown Date would have theirs excluded.
4. For all the withdrawn EHC Plans identified in step 2, count those EHC Plans with a SEN Inactive Reason (Inactive Reason field on EHCP Assessment involvement) external code of LES - Left Educational Setting, HIG – Moved on to higher education or EMP – Moved to paid employment, excluding apprenticeships.