Written from real cases, real council data and real law — 12 posts and counting.
Who qualifies, what the law actually says, and what to do when the system lets you down — the plain-English walkthrough every other post builds on.
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Your EHC request letter is your first legal document. Here's exactly what to include, what the law requires, common mistakes to avoid, and how to give your application the best pos…
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If your child's EHCP request has been refused, you have the right to appeal. Here's what the law says, what LAs are required to do, and exactly how to challenge a refusal.
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Two Freedom of Information requests to every English local authority — 54 questions on SEND money, deadlines, tribunals and staffing. The verified results: £883.6m of independent-p…
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A real Pathway parent just made their local authority concede. The work was theirs — but Pathway gave them the case law, the precedent, and the move-by-move strategy councils' own …
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EHCPs are funded from three stacked sources: school AWPU, school's notional SEND budget, and the LA's top-up. We break down what's in each layer, how LA banding matrices set the to…
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Before any document you upload reaches Claude, Pathway strips every personal identifier — name, NHS number, address, UPN — server-side, not as a client-side promise. Here is the pr…
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AskEllie offers personal, written SEND support per service. Pathway offers AI built on SEND law for unlimited use at £12.99 a month. Here is how they compare and when each one fits…
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Nine in ten local authorities are in deficit. Half of all Educational Psychologists say they cannot cope. The government just wrote off over £5 billion in SEND debt. Here's what th…
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Parents win 95–99% of SEND tribunal appeals. Here's what the tribunal process involves, what decisions you can appeal, what evidence you need, and how to prepare without a solicito…
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Vague provision in Section F of an EHCP is unenforceable — meaning your child won't get what the plan promises. Here's how to identify vague language and force the LA to make it sp…
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Everything parents need to know about Education, Health and Care Plans — what they cover, who qualifies, and how to start the process under the Children and Families Act 2014.
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We asked ChatGPT, a popular SEND chatbot, and PathwayAI three questions about a case, a regulation, and a Code paragraph that do not exist. Two confidently fabricated. One refused …
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