Advocacy Services

How can we help?

As a private SEND Consultant, I offer unbiased and expert advice, guidance, and assistance to families and children facing a variety of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). My role involves helping families effectively navigate the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) process, interpret reports, complete necessary paperwork, and provide ongoing support during SEND-related meetings such as annual reviews, mediation, and appeals.

I can also support with completing SEND forms including Disability Living Allowance forms.

This service offers a call to discuss your support needs and how I might be able to help you. This may include information and signposting support and gives you the opportunity to ask questions about the best next steps. Calls can be conducted via telephone or Google Meet and can be scheduled at your convenience, including outside of regular hours. Please specify your preferred times/days when reaching out.

Free Introductory Call

SEND Form Support

This service offers support around completing SEND forms including Disability Living Allowance forms and/or checking of completed forms.

£30 per form

Consultation OR Trouble-shooting Call

This service offers a 45-minute one-to-one support call to assess your current situation, discuss options, and provide recommendations OR to discuss and troubleshoot any SEND difficulties you may be experiencing with your child or young person. This might include behaviour, sensory, learning and communication needs. After the call, you'll receive the recommendations via email. Calls can be conducted via telephone or Google Meet and can be scheduled at your convenience, including outside of regular hours. Please specify your preferred times/days when reaching out.

£30 per call

EHC Needs Assessment

Many people start by seeking out this initial evaluation as their first step.

If you're seeking assistance in drafting a Parental Request for an Education, Health, and Care Needs Assessment to be submitted to your local authority, you've come to the right place. Simply share all your evidence, including reports, diagnoses, or any other pertinent documentation, and we will draft the letter for your review and submission to your Local Authority.

£150

Refusal to Assess or Re-assess Appeal

If you are facing a refusal from the local authority to assess or re-assess, we can offer support to prepare the grounds for your appeal. By thoroughly examining your documents, we will be able to highlight any crucial missing or supportive information, including relevant legal details and then compete your finalised grounds of appeal and tribunal form.

£300

Refusal to Issue Appeal

If you have submitted an EHC needs assessment but the Local Authority are refusing to issue and EHCP, we can offer support to prepare the grounds for your appeal. By thoroughly examining your documents, we will be able to highlight any crucial missing or supportive information, including relevant legal details and then compete your finalised grounds of appeal and tribunal form.

£300

EHC Contents Appeal (Sections B, F & I)

If you are appealing the contents of your EHCP (Section B - needs, Section F - provision and Section I - placement), we can offer support to prepare the grounds for your appeal. By thoroughly examining your EHCP and all supporting documentation and reports, we will ensure that all needs and provisions are included and are specific and quantified. This work also aims to highlight any crucial missing or supportive information, including relevant legal details and then compete your finalised grounds of appeal and tribunal form.

£400

Cease to Maintain Appeal

If the Local Authority are proposing to cease to maintain your EHCP, we can offer support to prepare the grounds for your appeal. By thoroughly examining your EHCP and all supporting documentation and reports, we will be able to ensure that all needs and provisions are included. This work also aims to highlight any crucial missing or supportive information, including relevant legal details and then compete your finalised grounds of appeal and tribunal form.

£350

Tribunal Case Management

This service manages the entire process of registering an appeal with the First-tier Tribunal (Special Education Needs and Disability) on your behalf. While representation at the actual tribunal hearing is not provided, the service includes writing the Grounds of Appeal and tribunal form, registering the appeal, liaising with both the local authority and the tribunal, drafting working documents, gathering evidence, arranging assessments, and more.

£30 per hour

EHCP/Draft EHCP Check

This service offers a thorough review of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), focussing on needs and provisions, especially during the draft stage. It ensures that all special educational needs are accurately represented in Section B and that corresponding provisions are properly listed in Section F. The check also aims to highlight any unclear language and any information that may be missing or helpful to your case.

£150 + £30 per report

Professional Report Check

It is important that reports are clear and specific to work in the best interests of a child or young person. This service offers to review and check independent professional reports so that any necessary adjustments can be made to best support your appeal. Please note, this service only applies to independent expert reports, not those commissioned by the Local Authority.

£30 per report

Meeting and Mediation Service

Support for school or Local Authority meetings can be arranged in the Shropshire/Mid Wales area or remotely by video call, to provide whatever level of support you need.

From £60

Note: Additional fees will be charged for preparation of documentation or preparation calls at £30 per hour