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    Check Child’s Plan actions say who, what and by when.

    Sendix flags Child’s Plan wording that doesn’t yet say who provides support, what will happen, how often or what should improve. It cites the GIRFEC guidance behind each flag and asks the questions that close the gap. A practitioner writes the wording.

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    On a fictional plan. No pupil data, and nothing to sign.

    What do I take to the review?

    A Child’s Plan is reviewed with the child, their family and the professionals involved. Sendix flags what the plan doesn’t yet say, so you arrive with specifics.

    Wellbeing need

    Action

    Comes loose at “as needed”

    Fictional Child’s Plan · Mia Robertson, P4
    Finding 1 of 3

    Step 1:Flag · Action, as written

    Mia will get support with her reading as needed.

    Step 2:Cite · the action isn’t specific yet

    “Support … as needed” doesn’t say what will be done, how often, or when it starts.

    Practice guidance, not statuteThe plan should set out the personalised actions to be taken and the way support will be provided. (opens the source in a new tab)

    Step 3:You decide · what you take to the review

    • The flagged fields, what each is missing, and the guidance behind it.
    • Your own wording. Sendix points at the gap; a practitioner re-ties the thread.
    • You update the plan in your usual template, so nothing about how you record it changes.
    • A Child’s Plan isn’t a statutory document, so these flags rest on GIRFEC practice guidance, not legal duties.
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    What does Sendix check in a Child’s Plan?

    Each field is checked for what the GIRFEC guidance expects a plan to make clear:

    The action
    What will be done, how often, and when it starts, rather than “support as needed”.
    Who is responsible
    Which person or service provides the support, and who is accountable for it, rather than a setting such as “School”.
    The expected improvement
    What should be different for the child, in a form the review can look for, rather than “feel more confident”.
    The review
    When the plan will be reviewed, as a date rather than “next term”.

    What is each flag based on?

    A Child’s Plan is non-statutory, so these flags rest on the Scottish Government’s GIRFEC guidance: practice guidance, not statute.

    Who writes the wording?

    A practitioner does
    A Child’s Plan is agreed with the child, their family and the professionals involved, so Sendix points at each gap and asks what would close it. The practitioner who knows the child writes the words.
    In your own template
    You update the plan as you always do. Sendix doesn’t connect to SEEMiS or other school management systems; it holds only the plans you choose to upload.
    With the child’s voice in it
    Where the outcome is unclear, the flag suggests clarifying it with the child and family, because the plan should reflect the child’s voice at every stage.

    Guides

    • Writing Child's Plan actions that say who, what and by when

      A Child's Plan action that does not name a person, a task and a date is hard to deliver and harder to review. Here is what the GIRFEC guidance asks for, what is statutory and what is not, and how to rewrite common actions.

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    • How to write measurable IEP targets (Scotland)

      Education Scotland's IEP guidance says a measurable target states what will be different for the learner and how you will know. Here is what that means in practice, with rewritten examples and a checklist.

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