SEND & EHCP
Help make the SEND issue clear, evidenced and actionable.
When letters, reviews and provision stop matching what is actually happening for your child, we help organise the problem and work out what needs answering next.
Common problems we may help with
Read what to check after an EHC needs assessment refusal in Kent or Medway before deciding whether the next step is evidence, mediation, appeal or specialist advice.
What we can actually do
- Read the relevant EHCP sections, review papers and correspondence.
- Build a chronology of needs, provision, decisions and changes.
- Identify where evidence directly supports a specific need or provision issue.
- Help prepare focused questions before an annual review or meeting.
- Help draft written follow-up so important points are not left only in verbal discussion.
- Help identify whether the issue appears suitable for complaint/escalation or whether specialist SEND legal advice is more appropriate.
Read our guide to SEN Support without a formal diagnosis.
What evidence tends to matter?
Evidence is strongest when it explains functional impact: what the child cannot currently access, what support is actually required, what has been tried, what happened, and what professionals are observing.
Useful sources can include
School/SENCO reports, professional assessments, therapy reports, attendance information, behaviour/support records, review documents and relevant health/social-care evidence.
More is not always better
A 300-page bundle is not automatically stronger than five documents that directly answer the decision-maker's question. We help organise relevance.
Use the EHC needs assessment evidence toolkit to map needs, functional impact, support already tried, professional advice and evidence gaps. You can then use the evidence organiser and professional evidence builder to make the information easier to use.
EHCP reviews
The current SEND Code of Practice remains the core statutory guidance for the SEND system in England while reforms are developing. For individual cases, the exact legal position can matter, so where a dispute becomes legal/tribunal-focused we will recommend specialist advice rather than pretending advocacy and legal representation are the same thing.
Use the SEND meeting preparation and action tracker alongside the chronology and decision log. If you are checking a draft or existing plan, the EHCP quality checker helps map needs, provision and wording.
Where our role stops
We can support the organisation and communication of a SEND case. We do not give regulated legal advice, conduct tribunal proceedings or guarantee that an EHCP will be issued, amended or enforced in a particular way.
Practical parent-advocacy guidance, not legal or clinical advice. Reviewed 18 August 2026 against the official sources linked on this page. See how we write, check and correct guidance.
Official sources / further reading
SEND Code of Practice: 0 to 25 years (GOV.UK) ↗SEND reform consultation / current reform information (GOV.UK) ↗Process and policy can change. This page was reviewed 18 August 2026. Official sources take priority over this general information.