IEPs – Reducing the Bureaucracy

When should IEPs be used:
· for students with exceptional and truly individual needs?
· when students fail to make progress?
· when a student has a statement or is at School Action Plus?
Apparently IEPs are no longer a statutory requirement for students at School Action . However , do our students still have more targets set for them than they can realistically meet ? When visiting an American school a few years ago I was impressed by the extent to which students were familiar with their targets . Now that IEPs are being accessed via school networks as opposed to distribution of paper copies , are teachers more or less inclined to use them ? What impact do IEPs make on your teaching ?