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Ellie contacted our helpline with concerns regarding her daughter Freya's recently issued Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan Read more
With your help, we can protect, promote and uphold the legal rights of children and young people with SEND Read more
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Volunteers are essential to the work we do – find out more from some of the people who have volunteered for IPSEA Read more
The latest Department for Education’s annual exclusions statistics are out - and they make for a concerning read Read more
Following concerning reports about SEND complaints to the LGSCO, we reached out to clarify - our blog explains more and provides information for families considering a complaint to the ombudsman Read more
What do you do when a school doesn’t want your child? When the school you want to name in your child’s EHC plan not only says they can’t meet the child’s needs but seems dismissive of the very idea, and of your child themselves? Read more
Learn how we're influencing local and national SEND policy to drive forward positive change Read more
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Designed specifically for parents, carers and supporting family members, this training provides an introduction to the law on special educational needs and disabilities Read more
For parents and carers who already have an EHC plan in place for their child, this training looks at the information a plan should contain, through to how to achieve that through annual reviews, re-assessments and appeals to the SEND Tribunal Read more
A training day for parents, carers and supporting family members of children with SEND, developed to guide families through the process of obtaining an Education, Health and Care plan Read more