SEND TALK on Youtube

We answer your most commonly asked questions

We empower you to make the right and informed choices for you or your child

The SEND Talk podcast is simple, easy-to-understand, jargon-free advice for parents and carers of children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disability or for young people navigating the world with SEND.  


For more information about SEND Talk and to read the transcriptions for each episode head here:

SEND Talk page

Series 1

SEND support in schools

Preparing for school meetings

Conducting and following up school meetings

The EHCP process

The Annual Review Process

Series 2

What is SENDIASS?

Why have I received a notice of consideration letter?

What are the first steps to a SEND Tribunal?

Do I want a personal budget (draft EHC plan)?

Can the school send my child home? (unofficial suspensions)

How do I check my child’s draft EHC plan?

Is my child eligible for home-to-school transport?

Series 3

I disagree with the named school on my child’s EHC plan – how do I appeal it?

What steps can I take to enforce my child’s EHC plan (Section F)?

How do I change my child’s school place: with and without an EHC plan?