How to keep ieps

[wellerkaren]

hi how long do you need to keep IEPs for. At the moment I have copies going back over 15 years ( since I started being the senco. I was not sure how long I need to keep them for or needed to.

 

Thank you for taking the time to read my post

[Guest]

Crikey, I don't keep them at all, they go with the child once they leave the setting. Have you been told to keep them? the only thing I keep 'forever' is accident forms and safeguarding paperwork

[Inge]

i used to keep them or copies of them until child reached secondary school age..

 

This did prove very useful when a parent raised a complaint against the school and us about not following a proper care plan for the child and informing them of the special needs etc... we could pull out the records we had kept and it showed we had done all we needed to and passed it onto the school... was really useful to have the records.. seems the school had not taken any notice of them and not even kept them!

 

No idea if you need to or for how long though... just personal experience made us feel the need to keep them.

[Guest]

I don't keep copies all go with child to school

[lashes2508]

Any paperwork or records relating to a child with sen , it states those records should be kept until the child reaches 21 !

[Guest]

Where does it state that records need to be kept until the child is 21 as I obviously need to look into this? Is it just IEPs for children with diagnosed SEN or any IEP?

[lashes2508]

On the list ! Sorry max will upload it when I can but don't have on lap top but it the retaining of records info that explains all recommended and required record keeping , it may be on here somewhere

[lashes2508]

Hi max I was referring to psla one just googled it and it is recommendation not requirement , I am sure the copy I have at work related to children with sen but can't see on the one I googled , hope that of some help