Individual Education Plan (IEP)
The Individual Education Plan (also known as an Individual Education Programme) is a plan developed for students with special education needs. It outlines the student's goals, and the teaching strategies, resources, monitoring, support, and the evaluation needed to enable the student to meet those goals.
About IEPs
An Individual Education Plan, or IEP sets goals for the child and young person and identifies how they will be supported to meet those goals . It is developed by the team of people who support a child and young person, including their parents, family, whānau and the child or young person themselves. It identifies:
- teaching and learning strategies that will support the child’s needs
- resources, such as assistive technology, that will be used
- who will be working with the child and how they can best support the child
- how parents and whānau can support learning at home
- ways to check that the child is making good progress.
Who should have an IEP
Only some children with special education needs require an individual education plan. The special education needs of many children can be met by existing class- and school-wide strategies.
Successful IEPs
Successful Individual Education Plans:
- see the child as an active capable learner (where the school programme adapts to fit the child rather than the child adapting to fit the school)
- are developed in a truly collaborative way
- identify effective ways to adapt the curriculum.
Further information about IEPs
Below are some useful links to information about IEPs: