PROFESSIONALS

Collaborating with SEND professionals to create effective, joined-up support that helps children and young people thrive.

Supporting young people is the reason we all do what we do.

As SEND professionals, we share a common goal: ensuring that children and young people with SEND have the opportunities and support they need to thrive. We work closely with parents, carers, and young people, to help navigate education, training, home life, volunteering, and employment. Our role is to bridge the gap between families and professionals, ensuring a joined-up, child-centred approach that leads to meaningful outcomes.

We understand the challenges of the system and the importance of strong, collaborative relationships between families, educational providers, therapists, medical professionals, Local Authorities, and SEND professionals. By working together, we can create solutions that truly meet each young person’s needs. Our advocacy is driven by the belief that every child deserves to be heard, valued and given the support they need to thrive.

We support SEND professionals with:

Training sessions or courses
Providing recommendations for educational support packages that would meet a child or young person’s needs
Creating multi-disciplinary teams around a child or young person, to provide the joined-up support they need
Feedback or lived experiences from parents, carers, children and young people with SEND
Bespoke support that meets your organisation's needs

Get in touch to find out how we can work together!

Diverse group of people supporting young people with SEND

We believe in building strong partnerships to create the best outcomes for young people.

If you’re a SEND professional working with a family who has engaged our support - we look forward to collaborating with you!

Or if you’re looking for an advocate to support a young client, we’re committed to open communication, shared expertise, and a problem-solving approach that creates a strong team around each young person.

Our work doesn’t stop at direct advocacy for families - we also provide professionals with insights, best practices, and up-to-date knowledge that create more effective, informed support systems. You’ll find that we’re generous with our knowledge, because we believe that well-equipped professionals working together can make a big difference to young people’s lives. We work tirelessly to bridge gaps, challenge outdated assumptions, and find the right path forward for each individual.

By working together, we can ensure that no young person is left without the support they need.

In 2024, our support for families achieved incredible things for the people we worked with…

We helped over 300 families!
All the DLA and PIP applications we worked on with families were successful.
95% of EHCP drafts were significantly improved after the LA incorporated amendments we suggested.
All our Education Health and Care Needs Assessments were successful, with only a few not being accepted due to Local Authority policy.
100% success in overturning refusal to assess and refusal to issue an EHCP.
We were successful in all of our appeals relating to EHCP contents and placement.
Our specialist post-16 service launched, covering year 11 and 12 options, further and higher education, careers, training, vocational courses, volunteering and life skills support.
We ate a lot of cake, shared tears and laughter with our families, watched lots of our young people thrive and feel fulfilled for the first time in years, worked with some outstanding and compassionate professionals, and got a lot of hard work done.

Teenager with prosthetic legs and mum chatting

Testimonials

“SEND Collaborative have helped me several times over the past few years. Each time they were immediately responsive, absolutely welcoming and above all, they strive to hear what I was trying to share and to truly understand the challenges. I was always supported in the way that was right for us rather than being channelled into someone’s preset system. Every interaction felt like I was working alongside a friend, and that, at this point in the battles, has been invaluable."

"We contacted The Send Collaborative when we were struggling to navigate the system - our case worker had stopped responding. Marie helped us through the entire process and we wouldn’t be where we are at, without her support and expertise. From the very first conversation, we were instantly at ease with her knowledge and experience. We have now been awarded a special school place for our son and I honestly believe we wouldn’t be in this position without her help."

"I came to The SEND Collaborative in a difficult situation. We'd missed tribunal deadlines and paperwork had not been submitted. Without hesitation, Niaomi picked up our case and in 24 hours had dug us out of a very deep hole. She had a matter of months to turn our case around and yet she managed to work with the LA and get them to concede the week before tribunal and we secured EOTAS for our daughter."

"Our daughter is thriving, and I am so grateful to The SEND Collaborative for helping us! She now has access to bespoke music lessons and is creating compositions in the studio on a weekly basis. It is pure joy to watch her play music in an environment suited for her needs."

"The SEND Collaborative came into our lives at a very stressful and emotional time. We were struggling to find a way forward but they quickly scooped us up and gave us so much support, encouragement and expert advice. They truly went above and beyond."

"The SEND system is so complicated but the team have an abundance of knowledge and experience, all delivered with respect and kindness. As a result of their support, we accessed additional specialist support, had the EHCP completely re-written and secured our preferred placement. We would not be where we are today without them and we whole-heartedly thank and recommend them."

"The SEND Collaborative has supported my granddaughter in every way possible. They have been there for us from the start to the end. We have experienced massive positive changes from working with them. They're an absolute MUST service for families. I fully recommend working with them."