Person Centred Planning

 

Collaboration is paramount within the Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycles outlined in the Code of Practice.

Person centred planning aims to put learners at the centre of planning and decisions that affect them. When learners are meaningfully involved, this can change their attitude, behaviour and learning and make them active partners who work with adults to bring about change.

 

Effective planning should help parents and learners express their needs, wishes and goals and should:

• focus on the learner as an individual, not their SEN label or diagnosis;
• be easy for learners and their parents or carers to understand, using clear everyday language and images rather than professional jargon
• highlight the learner’s strengths and capabilities
• enable the child or young person, and those that know them best to say…
  • what they have done
  • what they are interested in and
  • what outcomes they are seeking in the future
  • tailor support to the needs of the individual
  • help adults get to know the learner they work with, and give insight into the impact they are having on children and young people
• deliver an outcomes-focused and coordinated plan for the learner and their parents

Ultimately the person centred approach is about conversations and the understanding which comes from listening to others, it is not about form filling.

Useful Resources:

Hull Psychological Service information on Person Centred Planning  

     

Ideas for a person centred meeting from Bournemouth Borough Council

Helen Sanderson Associates – Person Centred Thinking Tools

Helen Sanderson Associates – Person Centred Reviews

Preparing for Adulthood – Useful Person Centred Planning Tools

Inclusive Solutions – Person Centred Planning Resources

Council for Disabled Children – Annual Reviews through Person Centred Planning Meetings