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New · Parent Guides

Clearer next steps for the questions that matter most.

Five free England-only guides turn complex routes into calm preparation, official source links and editable wording. Explore attendance, EHCP provision, EOTAS, NHS choice and SEND Tribunal preparation.

Useful first

Information, not pressure.

The guidance stays free. When parents want more structured support, each guide links clearly to the existing Hub courses without placing core rights information behind a paywall.

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, then add an optional £20 specialist review returned within 48 hours.

New · free printable pack

First School Conversation Pack

A short, practical pack for the next difficult conversation with school. Organise a few facts, agree one manageable adjustment and send a clear written follow-up afterwards.

Start with the situation today

Your child cannot face school?

Read the free first-step guide for calm, practical actions before you decide what needs a wider conversation.

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 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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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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