Contact us

If you require information or advice regarding any educational issue that is the result of a child’s special educational needs or disability (SEND), please book an appointment to speak with one of our volunteers. Our website has a wealth of legal advice and resources where you may also find the information you require, so do visit our get support page for further information.

BOOK AN APPOINTMENT

Admin office

Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (IPSEA)

24-26 Gold Street

Saffron Walden

Essex

CB10 1EJ

Telephone: 01799 582030 (Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm)

Please note, our admin office staff are unable to give advice – if you have a query relating to your child’s SEND, please book a helpline appointment using the link above.

Latest

Nearly 9 out of 10 complaints about EHC plans upheld by Ombudsman

“Exceptional and unprecedented”: Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman upholds nearly 9 out of 10 complaints about Education, Health and Care plans.
Asking an LA to name a unit or resource base in a child’s EHC Plan

Some mainstream schools have specialist units or resource bases attached to the mainstream school. How this should be reflected in the child or young person’s EHC plan depends on whether it is a separate institution to the mainstream school or not.
New guidance on Restraint and Restrictive intervention

The Department of Health and the Department for Education issued new guidance on avoiding the use of restraint and restrictive intervention and also how restraint should be used in health and social care services and special education settings.
Plymouth: EHC Plan Masterclass - Day 2 - Existing plans

Aimed at parents and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), this one-day training has been developed as a guide for parents who already have an EHC Plan in place for their child.

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