IEP Meetings

An Individual (Education) Plan (IP/IEP) is the plan that is developed to support your child when they are at school.

It should outline how, who and when regarding goals for your child.
This can include:

Measurable, relevant and realistic goals for your child

What success for the team working with your child will look like

Who will be working with your child, what their role will be and what they will do

Teaching strategies that will support your child to learn best

Support, resources or special equipment your child might need

These plans don’t have to be large, intimidating documents.
They don’t even need to be all in words – they might have charts, photos or pictures.
These plans are living documents, and will change over time as your child’s needs change.
You and your child’s team will talk regularly about your child’s progress and what their next goals will be and update the plan.

Parents are experts on their child. They are the voice for their child. 

Parents should know what goals their child is working on, who is supporting them and what this looks like.

Parents should be consulted with around goals for an IEP and their voice should be documented.

Students also should have an opportunity to share their thoughts at the meeting. (either in person or through another means such as video or photos).

The below brochure, produced by Parent2Parent is a helpful guide to getting ready for an IEP meeting