England: SEND & EHCP guidance

Can I request an EHC needs assessment myself?

What evidence should I include with an EHCP request?

School will not request an EHCP — what can a parent do?

EHC needs assessment refused — what next?

What happens during an EHC needs assessment?

EHCP 20-week timeline explained

Disability discrimination at school: SEND Tribunal guide

A practical guide to disability discrimination complaints about schools in England, including the SEND Tribunal route and evidence to keep.

Suspension or exclusion and SEND: what parents should check

What families should check when a child with SEND is suspended or excluded, including support, disability discrimination and evidence.

SEND school transport and EHCPs: a parent guide

How home-to-school travel support interacts with SEND and EHCPs, and what to check with your local authority.

SEND, medical absence and education when a child cannot attend school

What to ask when illness or health needs prevent a child with SEND from attending school regularly.

EHCP provision not delivered: complaints, evidence and next steps

Practical steps when provision written in Section F of an EHCP is not being delivered, including records, escalation and complaint routes.

How to review a draft EHCP

EHCP Section F: what should provision look like?

EHCP wording: vague vs specific examples

EHCP health or social care sections incomplete — what can you do?

Questions to ask before an EHCP is finalised

EHCP annual review checklist for parents

What evidence should you bring to an EHCP annual review?

School is not implementing EHCP provision — what next?

What happens after an EHCP annual review?

Requesting changes to an EHCP

What to ask a SENCO at the first meeting

SEN Support: what should parents expect from school?

Can school provide SEND support before a diagnosis?

How to keep a SEND school communication and evidence record

Reasonable adjustments at school for disabled pupils: what parents can ask for

School says there is no funding for SEND support — what can parents do?

Local authority missed the EHCP deadline — what can parents do?

Local authority refuses to issue an EHCP after assessment — what next?

Mediation before a SEND Tribunal appeal: what parents need to know

SEND Tribunal appeal evidence checklist for parents

Choosing or changing the school named in an EHCP (Section I)

Moving to a new local authority with an EHCP: what happens to the plan?

Educational psychologist in an EHC needs assessment: what parents should know

Using private assessments and reports in an EHCP process