SEND Reform 2026: Parents Deep Dive — What It Really Means for Your Child

The government published a 120+ page SEND consultation in February 2026. This guide cuts through it.

Normally £9.99 - FREE while consultation is live.

SEND Reform: Parents Deep Dive is a plain-English, independently written detailed analysis of every major proposal in the consultation - with an honest assessment of what it means for your child, what's new, what's concerning, and what to do right now.

Written by an award-winning advocate, former specialist and SEND teacher and AuDHD parent with six years of fighting the same system as the families this is written for.

What's inside:

• The timeline you actually need - what changes in 2026, what changes in 2029, what changes in 2030, and crucially: what does NOT change before September 2030 (including your child's EHCP)

• EHCPs - the truth! They're not being abolished, but they are being changed. What the new eligibility criteria means, when it affects your family, and what to watch at transition points

• Individual Support Plans explained - what they are, what they aren't (they are not a mini-EHCP), and why the difference matters for your child's legal rights

• Experts at Hand, a reality check - £1.8bn for specialists in every school sounds transformative. Here's the honest workforce maths and what it means for when your child will actually see an EP or SALT

• The home education gap - the entire reform investment applies to children in registered settings only. What this means if your child isn't in school, and what to do about it

• What to do right now - whether your child has an EHCP, is on SEN Support, or you're home educating

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© 2026 Sarah Withers.