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What I Can Do For You

What does support and guidance look like for you?

Face to face, direct or online support with you and /or child or young person, school, college. 

Daytime, evening or at weekends if needed.

We work all year round unlike other statutory services 

Homework Help

  • Attend, organise and chair meetings of all types, either with you or on your behalf, write minutes, answer questions, express views, advise, summarise and debrief, and plan next steps

  • Initial case review

  • Make home visits to capture your thoughts and parental views via person centred planning tools,  map concerns and plan next steps

  • Complete forms with you or on your behalf

  • Signpost you to relevant legislation and explain what is means in practical/layman's terms 

  • Meet with your child to gather their views, use ' One Page Profile' tools to capture them in the best way for the Local Authority, Health and Social Care to understand. 

  • Guiding you through processes step by step 

  • Explaining legal frameworks, case law and policies 

  • Planning and preparing the Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans and needs assessments

  • Helping you to understand your options and draft your parental views 

  • Accompany and support you in meetings with school professionals and the local authority, take minutes and discuss technical matters on your behalf

Online support

  • Organise, hold and attend TEAMS or ZOOM meetings with schools, care professional involved in your child’s education/care, either with you or on your behalf

  • Hold weekly online coaching and next steps meetings 

  • Attend documentation review meetings

  • Manage your casework, draft emails, read paperwork

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Paperwork Support 

Do you need help filling out paperwork regarding your child's education, social care or health needs? Do you need support understanding professional or Local Authority reports, emails and letters from an experienced impartial perspective? Are you struggling to know how to respond to emails with professionals involved in your child's education, health or care? 

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As part of the advocacy work we do, we can draft and review all correspondence on your behalf such as:

 

  • Parental lead Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment Request Form

  • EHCP Redrafting

  • Parental views 

  • Early Help Assessments 

  • One page profiles for EHCP

  • All about me profiles for EHCP

  • Annual review documentation 

  • Provision maps and mapping 

  • Assess Plan Do Review Cycle Paperwork 

  • School Comparison Tables

  • Local Authority or school complaint letters

  • LGSO complaint applications

  • Benefits forms such as PIP and  DLA

  • Education and Health Care Plans (EHCP)

  •  Individual Healthcare Plans (IHCP)

  •  Individual Alternative Education Plans (IAEP)

  • Temporary Reduced Timetables

  • Subject Access Requests (SAR) 

  • Early Help Assessments (EHA)

  • Assess Plan Do Review (APDR)

  • Care and Support Plans ( Short Breaks) 

  • Short Breaks Assessments

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I also review documents completed by other professionals and schools to ensure they meet eligibility criteria (if appropriate)

PfA and Post-16 support

Preparation for Adulthood and Post-16 Support

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You know your adolescents' needs are changing but you aren't sure how it all works to ensure they get the support they need  or what to expect post 16.

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You might experience service ‘drop off’ when your child reaches adulthood or the cliff edge effect… it shouldn't be this way but often is. 

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The Children and Families Act 2014 sets out a range of duties towards young people preparing for adulthood. These include the provision of information, advice and support, working together to achieve outcomes and strategic joint commissioning. 

 

From the annual review of the EHC plan in Year 9, and at each review thereafter, local authorities must include a focus on preparing for adulthood and transition planning must be incorporated in the EHC plan and set out clear outcomes to prepare young people for adulthood. Planning should include:  Support to prepare for higher education and/or employment;  Support to prepare for independent living – this should include ascertaining where the child or young person would like to live (it may be that they do not wish to move into independent living) and local housing options should be explained;  Support in maintaining good health – including effective planning for transition of health services;  Support in participating in society – including mobility and transport and developing and maintaining relationships and friendships. Reviews should identify what support the child or young person requires to achieve the outcomes and aspirations specified in their EHC plan and to prepare them for adult life. 

 

We can guide you in many ways where transition to adulthood support needs are being assessed and your young person is preparing for adulthood (PfA) . 

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Other support 

Our main aim is to provide a bespoke service in order to meet the needs of our clients, therefore our list of services is not exhaustive, if you need support, of any kind, do get in touch via our contact page. 

 

We can also…

  • Coordinate and attend multi-disciplinary meetings with professionals involved in your child’s care, including health, social care,  education professionals and solicitors

  • Take minutes and draft agendas 

  • Plan next steps

  • Attend Annual Reviews and Planning Meetings 

  • Communicate with health, education, social care professionals with you or on your behalf

  • Timeline accountability issues 

  • Provision mapping

  • Assist with preparing appeal paperwork to submit to the First Tier Tribunal.

  • School comparison charts 

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