SEND resources
SEND Guides for Parents
Honest guides on EHCP evidence, tribunal preparation, refusal appeals and your legal rights — written so you do not have to decode statutory PDFs alone. Try the Know your rights quiz, or search guides.
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How to prepare for an EHCP annual review
An EHCP annual review checklist mindset: deadlines the school and LA should meet, what to send in advance, honest questions, and how organised evidence changes the tone of the meeting.
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EHCP deadlines: your legal rights as a parent (England)
Six-week decisions, the twenty-week final plan clock, annual reviews, what to do if the LA misses a deadline, and why a dated paper trail matters when dates slip.
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What is provision mapping—and why does it matter for SEND?
Plain-English explanation, what to ask for in writing, and how to turn delivery gaps into organised evidence.
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How to write to the Local Authority about missed SEND provision
When Section F is not delivered in practice: how to check your EHCP, gather proof, write calmly to the LA, ask for clear outcomes, and keep a dated trail.
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How to Build an EHCP Evidence File That Gets Results
What counts as usable evidence in England, how to organise it chronologically, what tribunals look for, common mistakes—and how to avoid them.
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SEND tribunal evidence checklist: how to prepare your case (England)
A practical SEND tribunal evidence checklist for England: key documents, chronology, school and health reports, parent statements, what to leave out, and bundle discipline before you lodge.
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EHCP refused? Appeal process and next steps (UK)
Why refusions happen, what to do in the first two weeks, and how refusal appeals differ from annual review disputes.
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SEND Rights for Parents: What the Law Actually Says
The Children and Families Act 2014, statutory timescales for assessment, EHCP appeals, provision duties, annual reviews—without the jargon-wall.
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What is a SENCO and what can they do for your child?
Plain-English boundaries: SEND coordination, EHCP process at school level, annual reviews, and when to escalate beyond the SENCO.
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How to write an EHCP personal budget (England)
Templates in plain language: identifying provision you want flexibly delivered, costs, and how to challenge unclear refusals.
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SEND support in secondary school: what to expect in England
Timetables, key stage transitions, exams, and how to keep Section B/E/F realistic when your young person has multiple teachers.
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Autism diagnosis and EHCP: how they fit together (UK)
Needs-led assessment, diagnostic reports as evidence—not tickets—and how to describe autistic strengths and barriers in EHCP language.
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How to complain about a school when your child has SEND
Polite, dated letters, what to ask for at each stage, and how SEND complaints connect to EHCP delivery—not exam grades alone.
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