Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council - Practitioners working with children and young people who have additional support 2021

Who is the survey for?
It’s for all people working with children and young people who have additional support and may have an Education Health and Care Plan. (also known as an EHC plan).

What’s an Education Health and Care Plan?
It’s the plan that describes what is important to a child or young person, their needs and says what support they should get.

Who’s asking?
The survey is being carried out by a charity called 'In Control'. 

Why do you want to know?
We want to know how the support available is being introduced and how helpful it are.

Who will read my answers?
Your local authority, school or health service may get a copy of your answers but they will not know who wrote them.  We will also read your answers. People who read your answers will not know who wrote them. We may also make the answers available through a public archive. 

What are you going to do with my answers?
We will use them to help improve the support available where you work and across the country. The answers will also be used to write reports that will be made public.   

Do I have to answer the questions?
No, if you do not want to take part then that is absolutely fine. You can also choose to answer some or all of the questions. If you do answer them we will only use them in the way we have described.