Build clearer routes for families
The EBSA & SEN Hub creates free, practical resources for parents navigating EBSA, attendance difficulty and SEND in England. We work with organisations that want to improve the information, conversations and pathways available to families.
We start with scrutiny and co-production. We do not sell endorsement, referral placement, parent data or editorial influence.
What the Hub brings
Parent-centred language
Resources designed for the point where families need to turn concern into a clear next step.
Practical, free tools
Printable guides, letter support and meeting preparation that parents can use without a paywall.
England-only SEND clarity
Information that distinguishes statutory duties, local practice and individual advice.
A route to learning
A documented approach to feedback, corrections and safer public participation.
Three ways to begin
Critical-friend review
A short, focused review of one named parent resource. We ask where the content is unclear, incomplete, unsafe or likely to create unintended pressure for families. We are not asking for endorsement.
Best for parent carer forums, charities, SENDIASS providers, attendance specialists and practitioners who want to challenge a practical tool before it is widely signposted.
Parent resource pilot
A limited project that starts with a parent problem and brings together lived experience, professional insight and practical tools. The partner helps set the question, test the material and agree what learning is published.
Best for organisations that want a small, accountable way to improve a local pathway, an attendance conversation or a parent information gap.
Local resource and staff briefing
A contextualised parent pack, clear signposting and a briefing that helps staff use resources alongside their own duties and local pathways. The Hub does not replace a statutory service or direct family support.
Best for local offers, schools, trusts, family-support services and voluntary-sector organisations with an established parent pathway.
How a pilot works
We agree one problem that parents, carers and the partner organisation want to make clearer.
We document the purpose, who shapes the work, data handling, safeguarding, approvals and the limits of the pilot.
Parents and relevant practitioners challenge the material and the signposting route before wider use.
We report what was delivered, what participants said, what changed and what the pilot cannot establish.
Our partnership rules
Parents remain free to choose
A partnership will never require a parent to use the Hub or a partner service.
Core help remains free
Partners pay only for agreed adaptation, facilitation, training, evaluation or maintenance work.
Independence stays visible
Funding, sponsor relationships and material conflicts are disclosed. No partner directs editorial conclusions.
Association must be earned
We use a partner name, logo or statement only with written approval and a defined basis for the claim.
Start with a focused conversation
If you work with parents, carers, schools, local SEND systems, health services or the voluntary sector, tell us about one information or participation problem that families face. We will respond with a clear view on whether the Hub can contribute safely and usefully.
Request a partnership conversationLast updated: 6 September 2026. This page describes the Hub’s current partnership approach. Specific pilot arrangements will be agreed in writing before any work begins.