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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
A recent news article highlighted delays in autism and ADHD assessments have led to a lack of support in school for pupils - but our latest blog clarifies: support for SEN is NOT tied to diagnosis Read more
In our latest blog, Kate from our Legal Team explains why resource pressures are not an excuse for local authorities to fail in meeting their legal obligations Read more
The question of elective home education for a child who has special educational needs is an interesting one. Is taking their child out of school a choice parents freely make? What support is available if this is what they decide to do? Read more
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This one-day virtual training is for professionals involved in developing and delivering EHC plans, including local authority staff and those who assist parents and carers in receipt of draft EHC plans or seeking amendments to their EHC plans Read more
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