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Informed opinion on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Law, Policy and Practice and related areas
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What is Situational Mutism
A blog post on situational mutism for parents and carers.
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What is Post-16 Education?
A blog post on Post 16 education for parents/carers of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ("SEND")
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Ceasing an EHC Plan: A Guide for Parents/Carers
A blog post about ceasing an Education Health and Care Plan ("EHC Plan") for parents and carers of children and young people with SEND.
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What is Disability Living Allowance?
A blog post on Disability Living Allowance ("DLA") for parents/carers of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ("SEND").
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What are Reasonable Adjustments?
A blog post on reasonable adjustments for parents/carers of children & young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ("SEND")
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What is Disability Discrimination? Part 2
A blog post on disability discrimination law for parents/carers of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ("SEND")
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What is Disability Discrimination? Part 1
A blog post on disability discrimination law for parents/carers of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ("SEND")
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What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
A blog post on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ("OCD") for parents/carers of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ("SEND")
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What is Dyslexia?
A blog post about Dyslexia for parents and carers of children and young people with Special Educational Needs ("SEN")
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What is Inclusive Education?
A blog post on inclusive education for parents/carers of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilites ("SEND")
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Navigating Transitions
A blog post on navigating transitions in education for parents/carers of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ("SEND").
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What is a Social Care Assessment?
A blog on social care assessments for parents/carers of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ("SEND")
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What is the LGSCO?
A blog post about the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman and when SEND parents/carers might want to complain to it.
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Working with Experts in SEND Appeals: What You Need to Know
A blog post on working with experts in the context of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ("SEND") appeals
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EHC Plan Content Appeals: Part 3
A blog post on appeals against placement (section I) in Education Health and Care Plans (EHC Plans)
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Learning Disability Awareness Week
This is a blog post about learning disability awareness week 2024, what a learning disability is and how SEND Advocacy can help.
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EHC Plan Content Appeals: Part 2
This is a blog post on how to appeal the Health and Social Care aspects of Education Health and Care Plans ("EHC Plans").
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EHC Plan Content Appeals: Part 1
A blog post for parents and carers on how to appeal the content of an Education Health and Care Plan ("EHC Plan")
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What is Judicial Review?
A blog post on Judicial Review in the context of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ("SEND") law.
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Refusal To Assess Appeals
A blog post about how to appeal the decision of a local authority not to carry out an Education Health and Care Needs Assessment ("EHCNA")
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