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SEND Advocacy Blog
Informed opinion on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Law, Policy and Practice and related areas
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What is ADHD?
A blog post on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ("ADHD") for parents and carers of children and young people with SEND.
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What is Dysgraphia?
A blog post on Dysgraphia for parents and carers of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ("SEND")
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What is Auditory Processing Disorder?
A blog post on Auditory Processing Disorder ("APD") for parents/carers of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ("SEND").
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What is Situational Mutism
A blog post on situational mutism for parents and carers.
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What is CAMHS?
A blog post on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services ("CAMHS") for parents/carers of children and young people with SEND.
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Parent Carer Stress
A blog post on parent carer trauma amongst parents and carers of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ("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 is Developmental Language Disorder?
A blog on Developmental Language Disorder ("DLD") 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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International Literacy Day
A blog post on international literacy day & dyslexia for parents/carers of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ("SEND")
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What is a SENCo?
A blog post on the role of a SENCo (Special Educational Needs Coordinator) for parents and carers of children and young people with 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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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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Refusal to Issue Appeals
A blog post about appealing against the decision of a local authority not to issue an EHC Plan.
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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 an EHCNA? - Part 2
This is the second of a two-part Blog post on the Education Health and Care Needs Assessment ("EHCNA") process and looks at what happens...
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What is an Occupational Therapist?
Occupational Therapists (OTs) are healthcare professionals. They support people to recover from injury and/or overcome the barriers that...
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What is a Speech & Language Therapist?
A Speech and Language Therapist (SaLT) is a healthcare professional providing support and care for people who, for physical and/or...
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What is an Educational Psychologist?
An Educational Psychologist (EP) is a professional who works with schools, families, children and young people, to support those with...
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