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EHCP and SEND guidance
Practical articles for SENCOs, schools, parents and carers.
20 Aug 2026·reforms
SEND reform 2026: what families need to know
What the 2026 SEND proposals could mean for EHCPs, support plans and the proposed transition timeline for families.
Unisen Team3 min read
20 Aug 2026·reforms
EOTAS consultation 2026: what is proposed and how to respond
What the 2026 EOTAS consultation proposes, who may be affected and how to respond before 11:59pm on 18 September 2026.
Unisen Team4 min read
20 Aug 2026·reforms
SEND reform 2026: what schools and SENCOs should prepare
A school guide to proposed SEND reforms, including ISPs, inclusion strategies and the longer transition timeline.
Unisen Team4 min read
20 Aug 2026·families
EHCP review checklist versus a digital review workspace
An EHCP annual review checklist for parents, covering preparation, the meeting, reports, local-authority decisions and digital review tools.
Unisen Team5 min read
19 Aug 2026·guidance
EHCP provision examples: vague vs specific Section F
Compare vague and clearer illustrative Section F wording for frequency, duration, group size, expertise and review.
Unisen Team3 min read
19 Aug 2026·families
How to match needs, outcomes and provision in an EHCP
A practical guide for parents matching EHCP needs, outcomes and provision and finding broken links between Sections A, B, E and F.
Unisen Team5 min read
18 Aug 2026·guidance
EHCP phase transfer deadlines for changing school or college
Understand the 15 February and 31 March EHCP phase transfer deadlines, what the review must cover and what to do when a final plan is late.
Unisen Team3 min read
18 Aug 2026·families
What to do during the 15-day draft EHCP response period
What parents and young people can do during the 15-day draft EHCP period, including comments, meetings, school requests and extensions.
Unisen Team5 min read
17 Aug 2026·families
Is EHCP Section F specific and quantified enough?
What Section F should contain, how to test whether provision is specific and quantified, and how to challenge vague wording.
Unisen Team5 min read
16 Aug 2026·families
EHCP sections A to K explained for parents and carers
EHCP Sections A to K explained in plain English, including what each section contains, why Section I is blank in a draft and appeal rights.
Unisen Team5 min read
15 Aug 2026·schools
How to prepare SEND evidence for an Ofsted inspection
Prepare routine SEND evidence for Ofsted without creating inspection-only paperwork, covering APDR, provision, outcomes, statutory duties and inclusion.
Unisen Team3 min read
15 Aug 2026·families
How to review a draft EHCP section by section
A practical method for reviewing a draft EHCP: professional advice, needs, outcomes, provision and placement.
Unisen Team5 min read
14 Aug 2026·comparison
EHCP spreadsheets versus SEND coordination software
Compare EHCP spreadsheets with SEND coordination software, including costs, collaboration, reporting, data protection and when each option fits.
Unisen Team5 min read
13 Aug 2026·schools
When a school may not meet needs in an EHCP consultation
How schools respond when they may not meet an EHCP: statutory tests, reasonable steps and evidence-led wording.
Unisen Team4 min read
12 Aug 2026·families
What to do when a school is not following an EHCP
If Section F provision is not being delivered, learn who is legally responsible, what evidence to collect and how to escalate an EHCP complaint.
Unisen Team3 min read
12 Aug 2026·schools
The EHCP golden thread between needs, outcomes and provision
Learn how the EHCP golden thread connects aspirations, needs, outcomes and provision, with a practical quality check for SENCOs.
Unisen Team5 min read
11 Aug 2026·families
How to appeal an EHCP refusal to assess
A practical guide to the legal test, six-week decision, SEND35A form and evidence for appealing an EHCP refusal to assess.
Unisen Team3 min read
11 Aug 2026·schools
EHCP consultation evidence checklist for schools
A practical EHCP consultation evidence checklist covering Sections B, F and K, reasonable steps, provision records and response evidence.
Unisen Team5 min read
10 Aug 2026·families
EHCP personal budgets and direct payments explained
Learn what an EHCP personal budget is, when you can request one and why a direct payment is only one way to arrange the identified provision.
Unisen Team3 min read
10 Aug 2026·schools
The 15-day EHCP school consultation deadline explained
Understand the EHCP school consultation 15-day window, the parent's separate draft-plan period and the statutory 6-week and 20-week clocks.
Unisen Team4 min read
9 Aug 2026·families
EHCP timescales: the 6, 16 and 20 week legal deadlines
The EHCP process normally has 6, 16 and 20 week legal deadlines. See what each deadline means, the narrow exceptions and what to do about delay.
Unisen Team4 min read
9 Aug 2026·schools
How to respond to an EHCP school consultation
A practical guide for SENCOs responding to an EHCP school consultation, including the legal tests, evidence checks and 15-day window.
Unisen Team5 min read
8 Aug 2026·schools
The assess, plan, do, review cycle explained
Understand each stage of the assess, plan, do, review cycle, who remains responsible and how to turn SEND support into useful evidence.
Unisen Team3 min read
6 Aug 2026·schools
How a school can request an EHC needs assessment
A practical guide for schools requesting an EHC needs assessment, with the legal test, evidence checklist and common gatekeeping myths.
Unisen Team3 min read
4 Aug 2026·schools
EHCP annual review checklist for schools
A practical school checklist for EHCP annual review evidence, invitations, reports, outcomes, provision and the local authority's four-week decision.
Unisen Team3 min read
3 Aug 2026·schools
How to choose SEND software for schools
A practical checklist for evaluating SEND software, including workflow fit, exports, security, data protection and supplier claims.
Unisen Team3 min read
2 Aug 2026·families
What is an EHCP? Meaning, purpose and how the plan works
An EHCP is a legal document for children and young people who need more support than SEN Support can provide. Learn what it covers and how it works.
Unisen Team4 min read
31 Jul 2026·guidance
How EHCP funding works for schools
Understand notional SEN funding, the commonly cited £6,000 contribution, top-up funding and why funding disputes do not remove Section F duties.
Unisen Team3 min read
28 Jul 2026·schools
SEND provision mapping: a practical guide for schools
Learn what a SEND provision map should record, how to connect support to needs and outcomes and which common funding assumptions to avoid.
Unisen Team3 min read
28 Jul 2026·guidance
The 15-day school consultation window in plain terms
Schools often have 15 calendar days to respond to an LA naming consultation. How the clock works when evidence is scattered.
Unisen Team1 min read
27 Jul 2026·families
How to get an EHCP: the assessment process explained
Learn who can request an EHC needs assessment, the legal test, what evidence to include, the statutory timeline and how to challenge a refusal.
Unisen Team4 min read
26 Jul 2026·company
Why we are building Unisen for SEND coordination
SEND coordination still runs on inboxes and paper. Why Unisen starts with school consultations and family draft-plan work.
Unisen Team1 min read
23 Jul 2026·families
EHCP appeals and mediation: deadlines and first steps
Understand which EHCP decisions can be appealed, when a mediation certificate is needed and how the two-month Tribunal deadline works.
Unisen Team3 min read