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Your Weekly EHCP Newsletter | Volume 20

Plus: Attending LGA? Join Us for Drinks on SEND & GenAI in Cutting EHCP Drafting🍸

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Rafe Houston
May 22, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

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✨Welcome to the EHCP Community Newsletter. In our weekly newsletter you will find curated articles, thought pieces, success stories, and expert insights to help you understand how new types of technology and training can SEND services.

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THIS WEEK’S RADAR🎯

  • LGA Drinks Reception: Join us July 1st to explore GenAI’s impact on SEND and EHCPs.

  • Labour Plan: New reforms aim to boost SEND inclusion in mainstream schools.

  • EHCP Breakthrough: Stoke Council boosts EHCP timeliness to 83% with Agilisys EHCP.

  • AI in Schools: UK backs global guidelines and funds AI pilots for inclusive ed.

📅 Tuesday 1st July

🕕 6:00 – 7:30 PM

📍 LGA Conference, Liverpool

Are you attending the Local Government Association Conference in Liverpool?

Join us for an exclusive drinks reception hosted by UK GovTech, exploring the growing role of Generative AI in supporting Children’s Services—with a specific focus on SEND.

Drop in, drop out. This event will bring together local government leaders, education professionals, and innovators to share learnings from pioneering councils, discuss the challenges in EHCP delivery, and uncover how GenAI can enhance outcomes for children and families navigating the SEND system.

EDUCATION REFORM

Labour proposes reforms to the special educational needs system by increasing inclusion in mainstream schools, addressing both rising absenteeism and unsustainable costs—currently at £12 billion annually. These changes respond to widespread concerns over poor behaviour, strained resources, and mounting pressure on local authorities. Immediate action is essential to prevent further deterioration of educational outcomes for all pupils.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is leading the way by using Agilisys’s EHCP tool to transform how EHCPs are drafted! ​

Faced with growing demand, the council had struggled to meet the national target of issuing 60% of EHCPs within 20 weeks – hitting just 43% in 2023–24. But thanks to a new AI tool that helps case workers quickly extract and structure information from reports, that figure has now jumped to 83% in April this year.​

This is the future of EHCP Drafting – get your council involved now and experience the transformative impact just like Stoke has! ​Be sure to reach out to grab one of the last free trial spots!

EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

The UK government will support global guidelines for generative AI use in schools, committing £1.1 million to pilot projects aimed at improving inclusivity and teacher workloads. Current policy emphasises safety and prohibits using pupils’ work for AI training without consent. Immediate action is needed as AI reshapes education.