For over 20 years, I worked inside local authority SEND commissioning and education management — the system that writes EHCPs, commissions provision, and makes the decisions that determine what support a child receives.

I know how these plans are put together, where the language is deliberately flexible, and where they fail to meet the legal standard.

Most parents are expected to navigate this without that insight — often at the point where decisions have already been made.

When I review a plan, I’m looking at whether it is legally enforceable — whether the provision is specific, quantified, and capable of being delivered.

I set out clearly what’s strong, what’s missing, and what needs to change — without jargon, and without guesswork.

Most of my work happens at the draft stage — where a plan can still be changed.

That’s the point where getting it right makes the biggest difference.