The SEND Complaints Map: Which Door for Which Problem
Most SEND complaints go nowhere because they go to the wrong place. Six doors cover most of it, with four more that…
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The September Handover: Starting the Term With the Right Information
In September your child will meet adults who have never met them. Whatever the school knows about your child lives in a…
Read More →Personal Budgets in an EHCP: What They Are and How to Ask
If your child has an EHC plan, or is about to get one, you have a right to ask for a personal…
Read More →When Your Child Cannot Get Into School: The Section 19 Duty Explained
If your child of compulsory school age is not receiving suitable education, and it is not reasonably possible for them to take…
Read More →Part-Time Timetables and Informal Exclusions: What Schools Can and Cannot Do
If a school tells you your child cannot come in tomorrow, or asks you to collect them early because of their behaviour,…
Read More →Reasonable Adjustments at School: The Duty That Does Not Wait for a Diagnosis
A school’s duty to make reasonable adjustments for a disabled child does not wait for a diagnosis, and it does not wait…
Read More →Free School Transport and SEND: Who Qualifies, and the Appeal Nobody Mentions
If your child cannot reasonably be expected to walk to school, the Local Authority may have to arrange free travel and pay…
Read More →The Free SEND Help Map: Every Organisation on Your Side
Free, expert SEND help exists at every step, from SENDIASS and IPSEA to SOS!SEN and Contact, plus everything SEN Help gives you…
Read More →The Annual Review, Step by Step: Deadlines, Paperwork and the Downgrade Push
The annual review runs on a legal clock, with advice due two weeks before the meeting and a decision four weeks after,…
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