The SEND Handbook for Parents and Carers

How to Navigate the SEND System and Support Your Child Through School

By: Sarah Alix

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Paperback | 20 August 2024

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158 Pages

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Being a parent of a neurodivergent child can be challenging and exhausting. It can feel like a constant battle to be heard and to gain the support that you and your child need. This book provides an accessible overview of the SEND system and how it works, so that you can successfully untangle and navigate the system and draw upon the best resources offered.

The handbook is divided into three main parts: SEND systems, policy and legislation; support for your child in school; and looking forward. Chapters:

Introduce the world of SEND systems and break down key documentation and the roles and responsibilities of school staff
Take you on your child's journey through school and explore key aspects from assessment and EHCPs, to funding and gaining further support for your child
Look ahead and consider important transitions through each of the school phases in your child's journey and allows you to acknowledge some of your own fears and challenges as a parent
Include a range of both practical and reflective activities to bring each area to life

The voices of parents and carers are woven in throughout the book, as well as key staff who you might encounter, from occupational therapists to speech and language therapists. This comprehensive guide will be an essential tool to support your journey to get the best from your child's school experience.

Industry Reviews

"As a parent of three children with SEND, I would have loved to have a book like this when we began navigating our own journey of SEND support and EHCPs in school. The SEND Handbook for Parents and Carers is a really useful guide which helps to outline SEND systems and the support available in schools whilst explaining key terms used. With helpful ideas and tips, this book is a must-read for parents who are supporting a school-aged child with SEND." - Tamsin Grimmer, Early Years Consultant and parent of three autistic girls

"This book works through the rollercoaster ride that is SEND parenting in such a clear, simple way and is easy to read and return to at different stages of your parenting journey. It breaks down legislation, processes, systems, applications and timescales and is an invaluable resource to have at your fingertips. The points for professional discussion for parents to take to meetings with professionals are a game changer. The book is full of case studies that help parents recognise the link to their own situation, with great tips and reflection points for things parents may not yet have considered. Every parent of a child navigating the SEND pathway in education should have a copy of this book." - Cheryl Warren, SEND Trainer and Consultant; Director, Aperion Training

"This book is an invaluable resource to help parents navigate the SEND system. I wish I had had a copy when going for my child's Education, Health and Care Plan, EHCP; it could have saved us time and stress! I will definitely be recommending it to the parent members of my local Parent Carer Form, as well as the schools I work with to help them provide signposting to their parents" - Alice Hoyle, Wellbeing Education Consultant and mum of three

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