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What’s actually going on with your child’s SEND support — and what to do next

What this is

Answer a few questions about what’s happening, and get a plain answer with the guidance behind it. It’s free.

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Nothing is sent to a school or council unless you send it.

What to expect here

  • No account needed
  • Built for parents in England
  • Sources you can open and read
  • Nothing that identifies your child

Start with what’s happening

Choose the one closest to your week. Each leads to what the situation means, the steps that usually follow, and the sources behind them.

  1. The support at school is not happeningIt was agreed, and it’s not arriving — or what arrives is not enough.

    Rests on 1 · 2 · 3 · 4

  2. The council has refused an assessmentA refusal starts a clock: there’s a date that matters, and a route if you disagree.

    Rests on 1 · 3 · 5

  3. The council has missed a deadlineWeeks have passed, nothing has moved, and nobody will give you a date.

    Rests on 1 · 5

  4. You disagree with a decision about an EHC planThe plan says less than your child needs, or names the wrong school — and the window to challenge it is short.

    Rests on 1 · 3 · 5

  5. An annual review is coming upThe one point in the year the plan is formally reopened. Worth walking in prepared.

    Rests on 1 · 3 · 5

  6. You want to complain about a schoolSomething went wrong, and raising it informally has changed nothing. There’s a formal route, and it has stages.

    Rests on 1 · 2 · 3 · 4

I’m not sure where to startYou do not need the right words — the check works it out with you.

How it works

  1. Answer a few questionsThe check asks about your situation, not about your child’s identity.
  2. Get a findingYou see what your answers point to, what’s still unknown, and the national sources it rests on.
  3. Take one next stepEvery result ends with one practical next step, and you decide whether to take it.
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Where the guidance comes from

Guidance here is grounded in published national sources rather than in one person’s opinion.

Your information

The check never asks for your child’s name, and your answers stop being available half an hour after you finish. You can ask for anything held to be corrected or deleted.

How your information is handled

Begin here

If you’re not sure where to begin, begin here. It’s a few minutes, and it ends on something you can do.

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