Specially designed social media sites are enabling young people with special educational needs (SEN) to have a say in their education, health and care (EHC) plans.
Introduced under the Children and Families Act 2014, EHC plans will be formally launched in September to co-ordinate support for all children and young people aged up to 25, replacing statements of SEN.
However, 31 pathfinder areas have been piloting the new system since October 2011 – about a dozen of which have been using "Wiki" sites to co-ordinate young people's care needs.
One of these, the Rix Centre – a charitable research organisation based at the University of East London – has been promoting multimedia advocacy since its launch in 2001, and saw the SEN reforms as an opportunity to build on previous work to develop a product that personalises young people's support.
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