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SEND advocacy tips and stories from Black families — practical things you can use this week.

Tips

Put it in writing: why every school conversation needs an email

A quick chat at the gate is easily forgotten. A short follow-up email creates a record that protects your child.

Patricia Zadi

Tips

Behaviour policies and reasonable adjustments: what schools must consider

A one-size-fits-all behaviour policy can unfairly punish a child whose behaviour is linked to their needs.

Patricia Zadi

Tips

Requesting an EHC needs assessment yourself: a step-by-step guide

You do not need the school's permission to ask the local authority for an assessment.

Patricia Zadi

Tips

Preparing your SEND child for a new school year

Small steps before September can make transitions far less overwhelming.

Patricia Zadi

Tips

Getting ready for the SENCO meeting: what to ask and what to note

A SENCO meeting goes better with a plan. A short guide to preparing, the questions worth asking, and why notes are your strongest tool.

Patricia Zadi

Stories

“They saw a naughty child. I knew there was more”: one mother's route to an EHCP

A composite story from the families we work with — how a child lost to suspensions found her way back through an EHC needs assessment.

Patricia Zadi

Tips

When needs are read as defiance

Too many Black children with SEND are labelled “behaviour problems” before anyone asks what they need. Here is how to interrupt that pattern — with questions, evidence and persistence.

Patricia Zadi

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