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Resources

Free guides, written to be actually useful

Short, practical, plain-English notes on the parts of the SEND system that catch people out. No sign-up required and nothing held back for paying clients.

This section is just getting started

The first guide is published below and the rest are being written. If one of the titles marked “coming soon” is what you need this week, get in touch and we will talk you through it rather than making you wait for the write-up.

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For families & carers

  • Coming soon

    How to request an EHC needs assessment

    Who can ask, what to put in the letter, what the local authority has to do next and the deadlines that apply from the moment you send it.

  • Coming soon

    Reading a draft EHC plan properly

    A section-by-section walkthrough and the specific phrases in Section F that mean the plan is not committing to anything.

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    Preparing for an annual review

    How to make the meeting count: what to send in advance, what to ask for and how to get changes recorded rather than noted.

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    When your child cannot get through the school gate

    Emotionally based school avoidance: what the school’s duties are and why “unauthorised absence” is usually the wrong frame.

For school staff & leaders

  • Coming soon

    Writing provision that survives contact with a timetable

    How to specify support so it is still happening in week six and so a supply teacher could deliver it.

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    Does your SEND Information Report do its job?

    A checklist against the statutory requirements, plus the readability test most reports quietly fail.

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    Deploying teaching assistants so children get more independent

    What the evidence says about TA impact and the deployment habits that undo it.

  • Coming soon

    Rebuilding trust with a family who have stopped believing you

    Practical communication changes that de-escalate, from someone who reads these letters from both sides.

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Elsewhere

We would rather point you at good free help than pretend it does not exist. These are the places we send people most often:

  • IPSEA — free, legally based advice on SEND law, with helplines for general advice, tribunal support and next steps
  • SENDIASS — free, impartial local information, advice and support; every local authority has one
  • The SEND Code of Practice, 0 to 25 years — the statutory guidance itself. Long, but searchable and worth quoting
  • Council for Disabled Children — guidance and resources for families and professionals
  • Contact — support for families with disabled children, including benefits and financial help

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