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Your Child's SEN Rights

The plain-English handbook that helps parents in England understand what their child is entitled to — and get it. Written by PawSteps.

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17 chapters · instant download · plain English · not legal advice

Getting support shouldn't feel like a battle

Delays, dead ends, and being told things that simply aren't true. This guide puts the law — and the words to ask for help — right in your hands.

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The law, in plain English
Every answer backed by the exact Act or statutory guidance, so schools and councils take you seriously.
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Copy-paste email templates
Ready-made letters for assessments, meetings, chasing replies and requesting adjustments.
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Understand your child
Neurodiversity, meltdowns, masking, sensory needs — explained kindly and clearly.
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Support for you, too
Guilt, grief, burnout and real hope — a whole chapter just for the parent or carer.

What's inside — 17 chapters

A complete handbook you can read cover-to-cover or dip into when you need it.

1. SEN provision & your rights
2. EHC needs assessments
3. EHC Plans (and Section F)
4. Disagreements & appeals
5. Choosing & naming a school
6. Everyday support strategies
7. Spotting signs & getting a diagnosis
8. Funding, grants & local support
9. EOTAS
10. Therapies in an EHCP
11. Understanding neurodiversity
12. Meltdowns & regulation
13. For you: parent & carer wellbeing
14. School refusal, eating & sleep
15. Talking about the diagnosis
16. Jargon buster & templates
17. Exclusions & being sent home

Who it's for

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Parents & carers navigating SEN for the first time
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Anyone applying for — or appealing — an EHCP
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Home educators and families considering EOTAS
"Finally, everything in one place and in words I can actually use. I stopped feeling like I was guessing." — A PawSteps parent

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Published by PawSteps — a trading name of Pets on the Green Ltd, Company No. 16721467, Warlingham, Surrey.
This guide is general information for parents in England. It is not legal advice and does not replace advice from a qualified professional. Laws change — always check the current version. © Pets on the Green Ltd.