SEND Parent Advocacy

Practical, calm, and clear guidance for UK parents navigating SEND, EHCPs, school issues, exclusions, behaviour concerns, safeguarding, and local authority processes.
This category contains all advocacy-related blog posts to help you understand your rights and confidently speak up for your child.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, unheard, or unsure where to start, these articles will walk you through everything in plain language. No complexity, no confusion, just clarity.

How to Write Powerful EHCP Parental Views

25 March 2026 by Chinyelu Karibi-Whyte

A woman and a young boy sit at a desk with papers and pencils, looking over a parental views EHCP template surrounded by educational icons and symbols, seeking ideas on what to write in parental views EHCP.

How to write parental views EHCP When a child goes through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment, parents are usually asked to submit something called EHCP parental views. … Read more

EHCP Explained for Parents

24 March 202621 March 2026 by Chinyelu Karibi-Whyte

Illustration of an EHCP document labeled Education, Health, and Care, with school and medical icons, clouds, and a rainbow. Text reads, "EHCP Explained for Parents," including details about the EHC needs assessment process.

Understanding EHCP applications, timelines, school placement, reviews and appeals. An Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) is one of the most important support documents a child with additional needs can … Read more