Professional services

Consultancy services

IPSEA offers a consultancy service for professionals advising parents of children and young people with SEND, or those who are supporting them Read more

Partnership packages

IPSEA can offer a package of services for organisations to help them deal with the complexities of special needs education Read more

Professional training

We provide up to date and informative training for professionals in all aspects of SEND law Read more

Testimonials

What’s the feedback from delegates who have completed our training? Read more

EHC needs assessments

An EHC needs assessment is an assessment of a child or young person’s education, health and care needs

Asking for an EHC needs assessment

Advice Line

Our Advice Line provides legally based information and next step advice on any educational issue that is the result of a child’s special educational needs or disability

Model letters

IPSEA model letters are available to download and amend for your own purposes

Making a request for an EHC needs assessment: Model letter 1

What happens in an EHC needs assessment

Appealing to the SEND Tribunal

The SEND Tribunal is an independent national tribunal which hears parents’ and young people’s appeals against LA decisions about the special educational needs of children and young people

IPSEA update on COVID-19, school closures and SEN provision

In light of the announcement that schools will be closing, IPSEA has put together a list of FAQs on the how the COVID-19 measures will affect children and young people with special educational needs (“SEN”).

What an EHC plan contains

An EHC plan should be written in a way that makes it clear, to parents, young people, schools, colleges and LAs, who is required to do what, when it has to happen and how often it should be reviewed