Get information and support On-demand SEND law webinars Webinar: The SEND journey and your rights as a parent/carer Our webinar 'The SEND journey and your rights as a parent/carer' gives clear, practical guidance about the law on education, health and care (EHC) plans. what support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are legally entitled to what you can do if the law is not followed or you need to make a complaint the range of support IPSEA has for parents and carers where you can find helpful guides and resources To enable captions, click the 'cc' button at the bottom of the video screen. A copy of the presentation slides from this webinar can also be downloaded via the button below. Download presentations slides Who should watch this webinar? This webinar is designed for parents and carers of children and young people with SEND in England who are looking to secure additional support at school and/or an EHC plan for their child, and for parents and carers who already have an EHC plan in place but would like to learn more about the law and how it applies to children and young people. Meet our trainers This webinar is delivered by members of our legal team, Maria Bloom and Liz Devlin. Maria Bloom Maria has worked for organisations providing legally based advice and information about special educational needs since 1997. As part of IPSEA's legal team Maria works with IPSEA's volunteers delivering training to them whether they are new or existing. She also provides them with legal support and is responsible for monitoring and supervising their work and assisting them by providing legal updates. Maria also delivers IPSEA's programme of external training to parents, SEN experts, schools and local authorities as well as creating legally based written resources. Maria is Vice Chair of Governors at a local authority maintained Primary school where, not surprisingly, she takes the lead on SEN issues. Liz Devlin Liz is a member of IPSEA’s Legal Team. She provides legal support to new and existing volunteers and supervises and monitors the advice provided on IPSEA’s helplines. She also delivers SEND Law training to parents, carers and professionals across the country. As part of IPSEA’s Policy Team, Liz gets involved in both local and national policy work and contributes to creating content which is shared on our social media platforms. Liz’s role includes reviewing and updating the IPSEA website to ensure information is kept current and she enjoys creating new website resources for parents and young people to use, such as template letters Outside of work, Liz advocates and cares for her son, who is Autistic and has special educational needs; she is also a special school governor. Liz enjoys spinning, walking, cycling and spending quality time with family. Back To all webinars Manage Cookie Preferences