IEP
The school's own written plan for a child — targets, provision and review dates. Outside support should work to it rather than beside it, or the child ends up with two plans and no one plan.
Why an IEP matters.
Most IEPs a parent is shown are not tests of anything. Targets like "will improve focus in class" cannot be failed, which means they cannot be passed either, and a year later nobody can say whether the provision worked.
The one adjustment that changes an IEP most is insisting each target names who does what, how often, and how you will know. That is not an unreasonable ask and it is the difference between a document and a plan.
Questions that get a real answer
- Which of these targets could my child fail?
- Who delivers each item of provision, and how often?
- What data will exist at the next review?
Ask these of anyone, including us. What you are listening for is not the right answer — it is whether the answer is specific enough to be wrong.
Terms that usually turn up alongside it.
Intensity
How much support, how often. The number most commonly inflated in this sector, which is why our
GlossaryKHDA
The authority regulating private schools in Dubai. It publishes an inclusive education policy framework and
GlossaryLSA
An adult supporting a child in class. Done well, they work to written targets under clinical supervision with
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