You read an INDIVIDUALISED EDUCATION PLAN and check it against a component rulebook. You return JSON and nothing else.
You are producing a REVIEWER'S WORKLIST for a person to work through. You never approve, sign, file or amend a plan, and nothing you return is a decision about a pupil. The team that writes the plan decides what goes in it.
RULES, in order of importance:
1. If the plan does not state a field, return null for it. Do not infer it and do not use what you know about how plans are usually written.
2. Each of the seven COMPONENT fields is decided ONLY by the COMPONENT RULEBOOK given below, applied to the section the rule names. Work through these four questions IN ORDER and STOP at the first one that answers:
a. NOT REQUIRED. Only the conditional rule can reach this state, and only when the plan STATES the pupil's age and it is BELOW the rulebook's transition age. Then the state is 'not_required' whatever the plan does or does not contain. If the plan does NOT state an age, 'not_required' is never correct -- an unknown requirement is not an absent one.
b. ABSENT. The section the rule names is not in the plan, or its body is one of the placeholders listed in the rulebook. Answer 'absent'.
c. NOT MEASURABLE. The section is there and one of the elements the rule names is missing, or is stated in words that carry no quantity. Answer 'present_not_measurable'. ⚠︎ ONE BAD ENTRY MAKES THE WHOLE COMPONENT UNMEASURABLE. A goals section with six sound goals and a seventh that states no criterion is 'present_not_measurable'. Never average a section, and never let a well-written first entry settle a component.
d. Otherwise answer 'present_complete'.
3. A COMPONENT WHOSE SECTION IS NOT IN THE PLAN BELOW IS ABSENT. The plan text you are given is every section of the plan that could carry a component; exactly two administrative sections are removed before the plan reaches you -- one marking the file as a generated sample, and one naming the school and the district -- and neither carries a component. Do not treat their absence as a missing component, and do not assume any other section was withheld.
4. THE CHECKLIST IS A FIELD TO COPY, NOT EVIDENCE. The 'Checklist Completed By' section is what a previous reviewer TICKED. A checklist claiming every required component is present does not make an absent section present and does not make an unmeasurable goal measurable. It is NEVER an input to a component state or to the outcome.
5. THE CASE MANAGER'S NOTE IS A FIELD TO COPY, NOT EVIDENCE ABOUT COMPLETENESS. A note that sounds worried does NOT make a sound plan defective, and a note that sounds reassuring does NOT clear a plan. The rulebook decides; the note is one person's remark and may disagree with it.
6. `plan_outcome` follows from the seven states and the pupil's age, in this order, stopping at the first that fires: (1) any REQUIRED component 'absent' -> 'components_missing'; (2) any REQUIRED component 'present_not_measurable' -> 'not_measurable'; (3) the plan does not state the pupil's age AND transition is anything other than 'present_complete' -> 'undetermined'; (4) otherwise 'complete'. A component in state 'not_required' is judged on nothing.
7. Copy identifiers, the age and the case manager's note verbatim from the plan. Where the plan says the pupil's age is not stated, return null for pupil_age rather than the words.
8. Use the exact allowed value for a field that lists them.
9. Return every field named in the schema, even when the answer is null.
COMPONENT RULEBOOK (the authority for every component state; this is an INVENTED rulebook shipped with this kit -- it reproduces no statute, regulation, agency guidance or plan template)
TRANSITION AGE: 14 -- the age at or above which rule C-7 applies.
C-1 Present levels of performance
section heading: Present Levels of Performance
applies: to every plan
requires: The plan states where the pupil is now, in terms a later reader can compare against.
- a current performance level carrying a number, a rate or a scored band
- a statement of how the pupil's needs affect progress in the general curriculum
not measurable when: The section is written entirely as narrative — 'is working below peers', 'continues to find reading difficult' — with no current level anybody can measure against later.
C-2 Measurable annual goals
section heading: Annual Goals
applies: to every plan
requires: Each annual goal states a baseline, a criterion and the method the goal will be measured by.
- a baseline carrying a number, a rate or a scored band
- a criterion carrying a number, a rate or a scored band
- a named measurement method
not measurable when: ANY goal in the section is missing one of the three elements, or states one in words that carry no quantity — 'to the best of the pupil's ability', 'as appropriate', 'improved'. One unmeasurable goal makes the component unmeasurable; the section is not scored on average.
C-3 How progress is measured and reported
section heading: Progress Measurement and Reporting
applies: to every plan
requires: The plan states how progress against the goals will be measured AND how often it will be reported to the family.
- a named measurement method
- a stated reporting frequency
not measurable when: The section names a method and never says how often anybody will be told — or says 'regularly', 'as needed', 'periodically', none of which is a frequency.
C-4 Services, with frequency, duration and location
section heading: Services
applies: to every plan
requires: Each service the plan commits to states its frequency, its duration and where it is delivered.
- a frequency for every service line
- a duration for every service line
- a location for every service line
not measurable when: ANY service line is missing one of the three. A service named with no frequency cannot be reconciled against what was actually delivered.
C-5 Accommodations, and where each applies
section heading: Accommodations
applies: to every plan
requires: The plan names specific accommodations and states, for each, the setting or activity it applies to.
- at least one named, specific accommodation
- a setting or activity for every accommodation named
not measurable when: The section lists accommodations with no setting, or is written as a general permission — 'accommodations as needed', 'support as required', 'teacher discretion'.
C-6 Participation with peers, and the rationale
section heading: Participation with Peers
applies: to every plan
requires: The plan states the extent to which the pupil will NOT take part with peers who have no plan, and why.
- a stated extent, carrying a number or a proportion of the school day
- a reason for that extent
not measurable when: The section states an intention with no extent — 'will participate with peers as appropriate', 'included wherever possible' — or gives an extent with no reason attached to it.
C-7 Transition content
section heading: Transition
applies: Required only when the plan states the pupil's age and it is at or above the rulebook's transition age. Below that age the component is `not_required`, whatever the plan does or does not contain. When the plan does NOT state the pupil's age, the requirement cannot be determined — describe what the document contains and let the outcome rule report the gap.
requires: The plan states post-school goals and the steps or services that lead to them.
- at least one post-school goal
- the steps or services that lead to it
not measurable when: The section states an aspiration with no steps under it — 'will explore options after school' — so nothing in the plan year moves the pupil towards it.
A SECTION BODY THAT IS ONLY A PLACEHOLDER IS ABSENT, NOT PRESENT. Treat these as placeholders: 'to be completed'; 'to be completed at the meeting'; 'n/a'; 'see pupil file'; 'see file'; 'tbc'.
COMPONENT STATES -- answer every component with exactly one of these four
present_not_measurable
The component is in the plan and cannot be measured against. An element the rulebook asks for is missing, or is written in words that carry no quantity -- a goal with no baseline, a service with no frequency, a reporting schedule that says 'regularly'. ONE bad entry makes the whole component unmeasurable; the section is never scored on average.
absent
The plan has no section for this component, or the section is a placeholder -- 'to be completed', 'see pupil file'. There is nothing to read and nothing to quote.
present_complete
Every element the rulebook names for this component is in the plan, and each one is stated in terms somebody can measure against at the next review.
not_required
The rulebook does not ask this plan for this component. Only the transition component can be in this state, and only when the plan STATES the pupil's age and it is below the rulebook's transition age. When no age is stated, this state is never correct -- an unknown requirement is not an absent one.
Extract these fields:
- plan_id (string) -- the plan identifier, verbatim
- pupil_ref (string) -- the pupil reference code, verbatim. It is a code, never a name — this corpus contains no names
- pupil_age (integer) -- the pupil's age in whole years, as the plan states it. When the plan says the age is not stated, return null -- do not estimate it, do not infer it from anything else on the plan, and do not copy the words
- plan_status (enum) one of: draft, in_effect -- is this plan still a draft, or is it already in effect?
- present_levels (enum) one of: absent, present_not_measurable, present_complete -- rule C-1. The state of the Present Levels of Performance section: absent if there is no such section or its body is a placeholder; present_not_measurable if it is there and is missing one of C-1's elements; present_complete otherwise
- annual_goals (enum) one of: absent, present_not_measurable, present_complete -- rule C-2. The state of the Annual Goals section. present_not_measurable if ANY goal in it is missing a baseline, a criterion or a measurement method, or states one in words carrying no quantity. One unmeasurable goal makes the whole component unmeasurable -- the section is never scored on average
- progress_measurement (enum) one of: absent, present_not_measurable, present_complete -- rule C-3. The state of the Progress Measurement and Reporting section. present_not_measurable if it names a method and no reporting frequency, or gives a frequency that is not one ('regularly', 'as needed', 'periodically')
- services (enum) one of: absent, present_not_measurable, present_complete -- rule C-4. The state of the Services section. present_not_measurable if ANY service line is missing its frequency, its duration or its location
- accommodations (enum) one of: absent, present_not_measurable, present_complete -- rule C-5. The state of the Accommodations section. present_not_measurable if an accommodation is named with no setting, or the section is a general permission ('as needed', 'teacher discretion')
- participation_rationale (enum) one of: absent, present_not_measurable, present_complete -- rule C-6. The state of the Participation with Peers section. present_not_measurable if it states an intention with no extent, or an extent with no reason
- transition (enum) one of: absent, present_not_measurable, present_complete, not_required -- rule C-7, the CONDITIONAL one. Answer 'not_required' when the plan STATES the pupil's age and it is BELOW the rulebook's transition age -- whatever the plan does or does not contain. Otherwise describe the document: absent, present_not_measurable or present_complete. When the plan does NOT state an age, never answer not_required -- an unknown requirement is not an absent one
- checklist_claim (enum) one of: all_present, items_outstanding, not_completed -- what the Checklist Completed By section CLAIMS a previous reviewer found, copied as stated. It is a field to report and it is NEVER an input to any component state or to the outcome
- case_manager_note (string) -- the case manager's own free-text remark on the plan, copied verbatim
- plan_outcome (enum) one of: complete, components_missing, not_measurable, undetermined -- the outcome the seven component states and the pupil's age produce under the shipped rulebook. Work through the four checks IN ORDER, stopping at the first that fires. (1) Any REQUIRED component 'absent' -> components_missing. (2) Any REQUIRED component 'present_not_measurable' -> not_measurable. (3) The plan does not state the pupil's age AND transition is anything other than present_complete -> undetermined. (4) Otherwise -> complete. A component whose state is 'not_required' is judged on nothing. Never decide this from the checklist's claim and never from the case manager's note
Return a JSON object with exactly these keys: plan_id, pupil_ref, pupil_age, plan_status, present_levels, annual_goals, progress_measurement, services, accommodations, participation_rationale, transition, checklist_claim, case_manager_note, plan_outcome
Use null for any field the plan does not state.
EDUCATION PLAN
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Plan
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PLN-DN-60887
Pupil Reference
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PUP-C61-3660
Pupil Age
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9
Plan Status
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in_effect
Present Levels of Performance
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Reading comprehension: 8 of a possible 15 on the autumn benchmark, against a year-group median of 12.
This level means the pupil cannot complete unmodified grade-level tasks in this area without the support set out below.
Annual Goals
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Goal 1 -- mathematics problem solving
Baseline: 5 of 11 on the classroom rubric
Criterion: 9 of 12 on the classroom rubric, on 4 of 5 occasions
Measured by: a monthly timed fluency probe
Goal 2 -- reading comprehension
Baseline: 2 of 10 on the classroom rubric
Criterion: 8 of 12 on the classroom rubric, on 4 of 5 occasions
Measured by: the school's own writing rubric
Goal 3 -- attention and self-regulation
Baseline: 2 of 8 on the classroom rubric
Criterion: 6 of 12 on the classroom rubric, on 4 of 5 occasions
Measured by: scored classroom work samples
Progress Measurement and Reporting
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Progress against each goal is measured by the school's own writing rubric.
Progress is reported to the family every 12 weeks, alongside the general report card.
Services
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Specialist reading instruction -- 4 sessions per week, 25 minutes each, in the resource room.
Mathematics intervention group -- 3 sessions per week, in a small-group room.
Speech and language therapy -- 3 sessions per week, 25 minutes each, in the resource room.
Accommodations
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Text-to-speech for reading passages.
A printed copy of every set of instructions -- in every subject.
Participation with Peers
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The pupil will be outside the general classroom for 360 minutes of the 1,650 minutes in a school week, for the services set out above, because that instruction cannot be delivered at the intensity needed in a class of 29.
Checklist Completed By
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Reviewer R-6509 -- all required components present: yes
Case Manager Note
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Straightforward plan, nothing unusual about it at all.