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Why We Urgently Need More Specialist Teaching in Mainstream Schools By a Parent and Advocate | Independent SEND EHCP As a parent who has...

✉️ Write to Your MP: Protect the Legal Rights of Children and Young People with SEND Recent media reports have suggested that the...

For many girls and women, the journey toward understanding themselves begins long before any formal diagnosis. What may first appear as...

Protect the Rights of Children with SEND: Speak Up Now A proposed new Bill on “Children and Wellbeing” could pose a serious threat to the...

🏛️ Overview of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, introduced in December 2024, seeks...

Happy Children Learn: Creating Environments that Support Neurodivergent Learners It’s often said that happy children learn, and research...

The Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) process can seem complex and daunting for many parents and guardians of children with special...

New SEND Tribunal Bundle Rules: What Parents Need to Know — And Why It Matters Navigating the SEND Tribunal process can be stressful,...

The belief that a formal diagnosis is required to receive support for ASD, ADHD, and other disorders in education is a myth. This...

Uniform Isn’t One-Size-Fits-All: Clothing and Reasonable Adjustments for Neurodivergent Children Let’s be honest: school uniforms aren’t...

How to Teach Children and Teenagers About Neurodiversity 11 min You may recently have begun to hear more use of the words neurodiversity...

Obtaining an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) can feel overwhelming, especially if the Local Authority (LA) has failed to assess...

Supporting a child or young person with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) requires understanding, patience, and a tailored approach....

Annual Reviews for EHCPs An Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) is a document that outlines the educational, health, and social care...

Navigating the world of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) can be a challenging experience for all families. If you've found...

You can follow some of these simple steps: If the local authority does not follow EHCP assessment, annual reviews timescales, it can...

As many parents know the complexity of gaining a EHCP that is fit for purpose means that regular check ins with the class teacher is...

Navigating the world of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) can feel overwhelming, especially when you're dealing with complex...

It is important to tell the LA as soon as possible that the LA has not considered the request for a particular school/institution and use...

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