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New · prevention-first support

When physical conflict starts at home

Read the calm, practical guide and create a shared Green–Amber–Red–Blue regulation plan with school. Begin with prevention, clear safety boundaries and a short reviewable trial.

Useful next step

Need school to help put this into practice?

Create a free support-request letter. The optional specialist review is temporarily unavailable while final service checks are completed.

New · EBSA attendance support

EBSA Attendance Action Map

A free, printable tool for parents facing attendance difficulty. Organise a short factual record, request a named support plan and identify the next education or SEN question without escalating everything at once.

When you are ready

Turn the map into a clear written request.

Use the free Section 19 letter builder after you have a clear timeline and focused question. The optional specialist review is temporarily unavailable while final service checks are completed.

New · school return support

The EBSA School Return Trial Planner

A free, printable 10-day framework to agree one named contact, one initial adjustment and a short review point with school. Use it to make the next conversation smaller and clearer.

Start here · school attendance difficulty

Are you thinking, “my child simply will not go to school”?

Begin with the facts, a calm conversation and one manageable next step. These two free guides use the everyday language parents search for, then connect you to the Hub tools when you are ready.

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7 resources

🗺️Practical

Situation Map

Your single-page case summary. Fill this in before any meeting, phone call, or email to school or the LA.

🌡️Practical

Three-State Daily Tracker

Track your child's Green / Amber / Red state over 28 days. Becomes powerful legal evidence.

💬Legal

Language Swap Cheat Sheet

Replace emotional language with legal language in your emails. Side-by-side examples. Printable.

✅Legal

EHCNA May Test Checklist

Does your child meet the threshold for a needs assessment? Work through this before you write your letter.

🌿Wellbeing

5-Minute Parent Grounding Guide

When you're in Red. Practical, evidence-based techniques that actually work in a moment of crisis.

📅Home Ed

Low-Demand Weekly Planner

A gentle structure for EBSA children recovering at home. Interest-led, zero pressure.

📧Legal

Follow-Up Email Template

The professional email to send after a school meeting when nothing is written down or acted on.

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📘Most popular

The EBSA Starter Workbook

Seven essential tools for parents in the first 30 days. Used by thousands of families across England.

✓Situation Map

✓Three-State Tracker

✓Language Swap Sheet

✓EHCNA Checklist

✓Parent Grounding Guide

✓Low-Demand Planner

✓Follow-Up Email Template

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✉️Legal

Master Letter Template Pack

Two legally grounded letter templates covering the situations parents face most often.

✓EHCNA Request Letter (full template)

✓GP / Paediatrician Evidence Letter

✓Covering notes for each

✓How to personalise guidance

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📋Legal evidence

28-Day Symptom & Impact Log

A structured daily log designed to become evidence. Cold clinical facts — the format that matters at Tribunal.

✓Daily anxiety/mood ratings

✓Physical symptoms log

✓School absence tracker

✓Communication log

✓Impact statements format

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⚖️Tribunal

Tribunal Preparation Checklist

A three-phase preparation checklist for parents facing a SEND Tribunal. Start 6 months before the hearing.

✓Phase 1: Evidence gathering (6 months)

✓Phase 2: Preparation (3 months)

✓Phase 3: Final steps (1 month)

✓Working document guidance

✓Day-of checklist

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📊Legal

Section 42 Breach Log

Template for logging every instance of the LA failing to meet its absolute duty under Section 42 CFA 2014.

✓Date and nature of each breach

✓Evidence reference column

✓Communication log

✓Escalation tracker

✓LGO complaint framework

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📗Comprehensive

The Full School Distress Operating Workbook

The complete practical guide for families managing EBSA at home — from stabilisation through to reintegration.

✓All Practical Toolkit tools

✓Polyvagal basics for parents

✓Core Demands Audit

✓Communication Scripts

✓Home Structure Guide

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