WHAT WE DO

We champion collaboration for better educational outcomes for children and young people with SEND. We’re your SEND advocate. Our aim is to leave you better equipped than when you found us, building bridges and sharing information to create the strongest team possible around each child and young person.

We’re your SEND advocate and we support…

Parents, carers and young people

Professionals

Educational providers

Collaborative SEND advocates

As SEND advocates, the wellbeing of the children and young people we support is our priority.

We’re born collaborators, and we pride ourselves on building strong connections between parents or carers, children or young people, professionals and educational providers. Where there has been conflict in the past, we seek to build bridges and create teams that work FOR children and young people.

We work hard for families and we don’t give up on them, even if others may have written off their young people's futures. We believe that there’s always hope, regardless of what age or stage you find our help.

As SEND advocates, we support children and young people by rebuilding trust, listening to their hopes for the future, securing the right support, and mentoring them to make choices that help them thrive.

We’re generous with our information and knowledge, so that people around each young person are well-informed and aware of best practice. So we’ll do our utmost to leave you better equipped than before you found us, even if we only work together on a free call for 30 minutes.

When you finish a conversation with us, you'll be empowered with the information and signposting you need to work out your next steps, whether that’s with us or not.

So, whether you’re a parent, carer, young person, professional or represent an educational setting, you’ll find collaborative, open and knowledgeable SEND advocates when you work with us.

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“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."