Collaborative Outcomes Meetings Guide

Meetings that are part of the Education, Health and Care needs assessment (EHC needs assessment) process

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Education, Health and Care plans

The process of support for children and young people who have significant special educational needs and disabilities

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Part of
Education, Health and Care plans

The process of support for children and young people who have significant special educational needs and disabilities

What COMs are

COM stands for Collaborative Outcomes Meeting. These meetings are part of the Education, Health and Care needs assessment (EHC needs assessment) process. The meetings allow families, schools and settings, and other professionals supporting a child or young person to work together to make sure the best possible outcomes are reached.

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The Local Authority has paused any further COMs for children and young people undergoing an Education Health and Care Needs Assessment. This is due to current staffing pressures across different teams involved with this work and the impact of the restructuring process currently happening across the council. The new staffing structures are due to be implemented from April 2025 and this will provide an opportunity to review the decision at this point. We recognise the good practice and positive feedback received about COMs from many families, schools/settings, and Local Authority colleagues and we look forward to considering how we can build on this in the future. In the meantime, the principles of developing outcomes and provision in collaboration with families and schools/settings will remain a central part of the assessment process.

Last updated: December 18, 2024

Next review due: June 18, 2025

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