SEND Advocacy Limited

23/09/2026

A Personal Budget is a notional amount of money to cover the Special Educational Provision ("SEP") in section F of an EHC Plan.

You can request a Personal Budget during the EHC Needs Assessment process, at the draft EHC Plan stage or during any subsequent review or reassessment of an existing EHC Plan.

The local authority must consider a request for a Personal Budget but they do not have to agree to it, and there is no right of appeal against a refusal; although you can ask them to review their decision.

If you are a parent or carer navigating the challenging and complex world of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (S.E.N.D.) in England, including securing appropriate support, and would like support to achieve the best educational outcomes for your child or young person, like and follow for advice, information and insight into all things SEND.

19/09/2026

The SEND Tribunal operates entirely online and now it is possible to lodge an appeal using an online form/portal to which you can upload all your documents.

All hearings are also held online, although some case management conferences happen by telephone.

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13/09/2026

Ordinarily Available Provision ("OAP") is the baseline, everyday support that mainstream settings are expected to provide for all students —including those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ("SEND") from their existing resources.

There is no definition of what does and does not constitute OAP, but examples are likely to include:

- Quality First Teaching
- flexible start/end times
- visual aids
- movement breaks

If you are a parent or carer navigating the challenging and complex world of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (S.E.N.D.) in England, including securing appropriate support, and would like support to achieve the best educational outcomes for your child or young person, like and follow for advice, information and insight into all things SEND.

03/09/2026

atest figures show that there are almost 1million young people in the UK classed as NEETs - Not in Education Employment or Training. Of these over a quarter report long-term sickness or disability as a reason why they cannot work or study.

For young people with SEND, school and/or formal academic study is far from the only route to future employment, and there are alternatives options Post 16 including supported internships.

If you are a parent or carer navigating the challenging and complex world of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (S.E.N.D.) in England, including securing appropriate support, and would like support to achieve the best educational outcomes for your child or young person, like and follow for advice, information and insight into all things SEND.

31/08/2026

Advocating for your child or young person can be daunting and overwhelming and the temptation to second guess yourself is ever-present.

But you don't have to know everything in order to make a difference to the support your child or young person receives. If you are concerned that things that should be being done are not or the other way around, you don't have to have all the solutions to question the status quo. Yes your child does deserve that support and no you are not being unreasonable.

Wherever you are on your you don't have to walk this path alone.

If you are a parent or carer navigating the challenging and complex world of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (S.E.N.D.) in England and would like support to achieve the best educational outcomes for your child or young person, like and follow for information, insights and advice on all things SEND.

28/08/2026

Realising that you are in a system which expects you to already have a level of experience and expertise can be daunting. But it doesn't have to defeat you.

With the right knowledge and understanding of how the appeals process actually works you can advocate confidently and effectively.

Nobody is born knowing things, we all have to learn and we all have to start somewhere.

If you are a parent or carer navigating the challenging and complex world of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (S.E.N.D.) in England and would like support to achieve the best educational outcomes for your child or young person, get in touch today - link in comments

25/08/2026