Fix the H in EHCP

Why Health Must Stop Being the Silent Letter, Inspired By A Frustrated Parent

There is a quiet absurdity at the heart of the English education system. We call them Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP's), but too often the “H” sits there like a decorative initial; present in name, absent in practice. Education scrambles. Parents exhaust themselves. Local authorities haemorrhage money. Children wait.

This is not a theoretical pro…