Services for Parents

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"I cannot recommend Chris enough. He is amazing. Very understanding listened accommodated my daughters need. The report was excellent. Thank you so much for all your help. Fran and Conni"

Discussing, identifying and moving forwards with concerns that you have about your child can be a very stressful, worrying and extremely slow process.  

I am able to draw upon my long experience of working in local authority schools for 18 years. This included the primary, junior and secondary school settings, during which I held the positions of class teacher, SENCo, Head of Teaching and Learning, Assistant Headteacher and Inclusion Leader.  

My successful and established parent support services listed below are designed to make SEN related processes much clearer and quicker for you and your child. 

Many testimonials to the quality of my work can be found on this website and on my Facebook page. My aim is to keep special educational needs support as affordable as possible.

Advice and Consultation Service - 45 minutes of free advice to parents.

Subsequent advice is priced at £25 for each additional 30 minutes.

This could cover: 

SEN Support in school

Specialist school placements

EHCP applications 

EHCP draft reviews and reassessments

EHCP Annual Reviews

EHCPs - refusal to assess and refusal to issue

Tribunal applications and support

Tribunal representation  

Pupil Observations - Many parents contact me wishing to know how their child presents and engages at school. Others are very concerned that their child 'masks' at school and that school staff do not see the behaviours that occur at home. Or perhaps there are worries that a support plan or Section F of an EHCP is not being applied and followed.  

For these reasons I offer an observation service, for both home and school, followed up by a full observation report. Please contact me for further details. The cost of this service is largely determined by journey time and costs.   

Online dyslexia and dyscalculia screening service - Only £55 per screening with a full report covering the results profile and recommendations for school. Reports are typically 2,000 to 3,000 words in length - please see the 'Online Screening' page for full details.

Special Educational Needs – Fixed Price Pupil Assessment Package 

In response to requests from many parents, I offer a comprehensive assessment package at a fixed price.  

The package includes:

1. A dyslexia screening 

2. A dyslcalculia screening

3. A visual cognitive assessment

4. An assessment of expressive vocabulary

5. An auditory memory assessment

6. An emotional literacy assessment - this covers social skills, self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy and motivation

7. A telephone or video-link consultation with you 

8. A full report covering the results and recommendations for school - reports are typically 3,500 to 6,000 words in length. 

This package can now be conducted completely online in the current climate that we live in. 

Recommendations that I have written have been included within EHCPs by local authorities across the country. 

The price for all of the above is just £295. 

Emotional Literacy assessment package - £150 - This features an 'emotional literacy' assessment for children aged from 7 to 16 with the associated report. Emotional Literacy refers to our self-awareness, recognition of our own feelings and knowing how to manage them, such as the ability to stay calm when angered or to reassure oneself when in doubt. 

The assessment also covers social skills, empathy and motivation, and includes a full report covering the results profile and recommendations for school. The process also includes a consultation with you on the telephone or via a video-link, whichever you prefer.  

Education and Health Care Plans can cause parents a lot of anxiety and concerns. My established and successful parent support services can help move forward the EHCP process for your child.

These services include: 

EHCP assessment request writing - From £260 - This includes:

1. Discussions with you by telephone or via video-link.
2. Reading all of the relevant paperwork and reports that relate to your child.
3. Writing and then editing the application letter or document - the applications that I write make clear reference to the law and are typically 3,000 to 6,000 words in length. This also includes tabulating and labelling all of the attachments.
4. Unlimited free advice in relation to your EHCP application process. 

EHCP Draft review service - £180 - This includes: 

1. Discussions with you by telephone or via video-link.

2. Reading through all of the documents that were part of the statutory EHCP assessment process.

3. Reading through the draft EHCP.

4. Providing you with a report featuring my recommendations and views for Sections B and F of your child's EHCP.

EHCP Annual Review - £320 - This includes: 

1. Discussions with you by phone or via video-link.
2. Reading through all of the relevant reports and documents.
3. Reading through the current EHCP.
4. Providing you with a report featuring my recommendations and views for Sections B, E and F.
5. Support at the Annual Review meeting itself. If the meeting is in person, travel costs may apply. 

Tribunal application writing service - £250 per day - This includes:

1. Discussions with you by telephone or via video-link.
2. Reading all of the relevant paperwork and reports relating to your child.
3. Writing the tribunal application document. This is typically two days/ twenty hours of work; however, if I have already written your EHCP application it would normally be just one day. 

The applications that I write are typically 3,000 to 12,000 words in length, and make clear references to the law. This also includes tabulating and labelling all of the relevant attachments.

Representation at tribunal - the price for representing you at tribunal varies dependent upon the nature and complexity of each individual case - please contact me for details.

My representation service includes: 

1. Discussions with you by telephone or via video-link.
2. Reading all of the relevant paperwork and reports relating to your child.
3. Preparing your case for tribunal.
4. Consulting with your witnesses.
5. Representing you on the day of the tribunal.   

Please contact me if you have any questions or if you would like to book!

"I can’t thank or recommend Chris enough for all of his help, support and professionalism in putting the EHCP together in such a short time was truly amazing. 

It relieved such a burden from our family. I had multiple documents and assessments for my daughter. 

Chris went through them one by one getting all of the points that were needed, to put together an informed and brilliantly written document for submission. 

Chris gives a personal touch and is truly passionate about helping children achieve there potential and get the support and help they deserve. 

I cannot recommend Chris enough to anyone that needs help and support with a EHCP. Excellent service" - parent, December 2021.