Too much of the national attendance conversation begins with: “Why isn’t this child attending school?”
SARM: ‘Specialist Alternative Resolution Meetings’ From Sept 26 – Tribunals.
New SENDIST Tribunal Pilot commencing September 26′ Key points!
2027 – DfE Guidance for Schools on Inclusion and What Schools Should Do!
The Department for Education has published the list of topics included in the new national SEND and Inclusion in‑house training package for mainstream schools and post‑16 settings.
Who’s Masking? A SEN Parent’s Guide to Identifying Masking, Responding Safely, and Evidencing What School Cannot See
Masking is not manipulation. It is not “choosing good behaviour”. It is a survival strategy. This guide helps parents recognise masking, respond safely, and evidence it clearly so that school support becomes unavoidable.
SEN Parent Support Group™ – Supporting Parents Through EHCPs, SEND Law, Neurodiversity and Advocacy
What do we do, how do we do it and how can it benefit you? 5 min Read with hyperlinks.
Child Unable to Start Their New School or New Year?
A saveable guide to support your request for Section 19 – by SEN Parent Support Group™
Understand how Early Help, CIN plans, reasonable adjustments, and EHCPNA all interact and why referrals are likely to increase under the new DfE absence and inclusion guidance.
Early Help is usually the first tier of support offered when a child or family is struggling. It isn’t a safeguarding measure; it’s a voluntary, preventative service designed to identify needs early and bring professionals together.
At Tribunal and need Case Management Support? The SENDIST Guardian is your wrap around support, here’s why!
The goal isn’t to turn you into a lawyer it’s to give you enough structure, visibility, and control that the Tribunal process stops feeling like something happening to you and starts feeling like something you’re actively steering.
NEW ‘ONE TOUCH’ TRIBUNAL PILOT FOR SECTION I APPEALS
Families need to be aware that the SEND Tribunal has quietly launched a new “One Touch” Case Management Pilot” and it only applies to Section I appeals (placement disputes) registered on or after 17 August 2026. This changes the process in ways that will affect planning, evidence, and timelines.
Evidencing EOTAS in a Working Document
When a parent is seeking EOTAS, the tribunal is not interested in opinions, preferences or “EOTAS would be nice”.
It is interested in evidence of need, evidence of why school cannot meet those needs, and evidence of what provision is required instead. The Working Document is where this becomes visible. Every line must link via need to provision to evidence
