Section F of an EHC plan

Section F sets out the special educational provision for your child: the actual support. It is the part of the plan the council Local authority Your local council. In England, Wales and Scotland, this is the body you ask to assess what extra help your child needs. Read the full definition of Local authority has a legal duty to arrange, which makes it the strongest part of the whole document.

Good Section F wording is specific and quantified: who will do what, how often, and for how long. Phrases like access to, regular, or as required make support hard to enforce, and they are the most common thing parents challenge.

A simple test: could you tell, from the wording alone, whether the support happened in a given week? If not, ask for it to be tightened before the plan is finalised.