SEND Advice & Consultation

Professional guidance for parents and carers

Navigating SEND support can sometimes feel complicated. Sutton Dyslexia Practice offers individual consultations for parents and carers seeking professional guidance about their child's special educational needs, the support they are receiving in education, or possible next steps.

Consultations are provided by Robert Brooks, a qualified SENDCo with extensive SEND and school leadership experience, and can help families understand their child's current provision and consider practical ways forward.

Areas Sutton Dyslexia Practice Can Help With

Advice and consultation may include:

  • SEND Support and the graduated approach

  • Reviewing the support currently being provided by school

  • Individual support plans and provision

  • Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments (EHCNAs)

  • Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)

  • Annual reviews

  • Preparing for meetings with school

  • Transition between educational settings

  • Understanding SEND processes and possible next steps

How Consultations Work

We offer a free 15-minute initial enquiry call to briefly discuss your concerns and consider whether a SEND Advice & Consultation session may be helpful.

Full consultations take place online and provide an opportunity to discuss your concerns in greater depth, review relevant information and consider practical next steps.

Where appropriate, a small number of relevant documents can be reviewed in advance to help make the consultation as focused and useful as possible.

Diagram illustrating the SEND consultation process. It has three steps: 1. Initial Enquiry with a free 15-minute call, 2. SEND Consultation with a 60-minute online discussion, 3. Practical Next Steps offering guidance and options. The diagram emphasizes clear, supportive, and practical next steps for families.

“Robert has been an absolute lifeline for our family.”

“Navigating the SEND system can feel utterly exhausting and adversarial, but Robert brought deep expertise, absolute professionalism and unwavering tenacity to our case.”

Parent

Fees

£70 per 60-minute consultation

Review of a small number of relevant documents is included where appropriate.

More extensive document review may require additional time and will be agreed in advance.

Professional Guidance

SEND Advice & Consultation provides professional, individualised guidance based on the information available and the circumstances discussed. The advice provided is intended to help parents and carers understand their options and consider appropriate next steps.

Decisions about how to proceed remain with the parent or carer. The service provides educational and SEND guidance and does not constitute legal or clinical advice.

Get in Touch

If you're unsure whether a SEND consultation would be appropriate, please get in touch with a brief outline of your concerns. The free 15-minute initial enquiry call can then be used to consider whether a full consultation would be helpful.

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