Navigating the world of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) can feel overwhelming. Between statutory duties, school processes, and the emotional toll of advocating for your child, parents often find themselves searching for clarity and structure. That’s why we’re excited to introduce two powerful resources designed to empower families: The SEND Bible and The SEN Journey...
When you're advocating for your SEND child, every email, every form, every reply they’re not just admin. They’re evidence. They’re protection. They’re power. This is YOUR power! In a system where delays, omissions, and miscommunications can derail support for months (or years), keeping a clear communication trail is not optional. It’s essential.
So, your child’s absence has just been referred to the Education Welfare Officer (EWO). The school has marked those absences as unauthorised. You’re staring down the barrel of potential fines, threats of prosecution, and a system that seems to have forgotten its own statutory duties. We hear you! Let’s be clear: this isn’t just about missed...
In the quiet corners of our schools behind closed doors, in “reset rooms,” “calm spaces,” or “consequence booths” a troubling practice is unfolding. It’s called internal exclusion.
If you’ve ever wondered how schools are supposed to use your child’s IEP within the graduated approach, this blog is your roadmap. No fluff. Just clarity, compliance, and practical power.
Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) describes when a child or young person struggles to attend school because of anxiety, sensory overwhelm, trauma, unmet neurodivergent needs, or a combination of these factors. Early identification, a strengths‑based graduated response (Assess, Plan, Do, Review — APDR) initiated by schools together with a carefully staged reintegration plan are central to...
Even if the Educational Psychologist (EP) report lacks SMART detail, the Local Authority (LA) is legally obligated to make Section F enforceable. Under Section 42 of the Children and Families Act 2014, they must secure provision not just describe it.
You should never be asked to design, price, or fully deliver Education Other Than At School (EOTAS) as a substitute for the local authority’s legal duties. That being said it would seem more and more LA's are doing this to potentially deliver the bare minimum! This post explains the law parents can rely on, the clear...
SEN Parent Support Group Blog's are designed to empower parents with both statutory clarity and ethical leverage when challenging unlawful practice:
Children who haven’t been formally identified with Dyslexia often display a constellation of small but consistent behaviours...
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