School & Parent Support (Meeting / Advocacy)

£105 | 60 minutes

For when school says one thing and home is living something completely different.

This 60-minute School & Parent Support Meeting is for parents who need help preparing for a conversation with school, a class teacher, SENCo, pastoral lead, local authority officer or another professional involved in their child’s education.

You may be facing repeated behaviour concerns, emotional meltdowns after school, school refusal, masking, unmet SEND needs, ADHD, autism, dyslexia, anxiety, friendship difficulties, reduced timetables, exclusions, or the classic line:

“They’re absolutely fine in school.”

Lovely. Except home is currently one missing shoe away from a full domestic collapse.

This session helps you walk into the meeting prepared, focused and clear about what your child needs — not apologising, over-explaining, or leaving with another vague promise to “monitor the situation.”

What this support helps with

This session can help you prepare for:

• A meeting with your child’s teacher or SENCo

• A SEND support review

• An IEP, ISP or learning support meeting

• Concerns around ADHD, autism, dyslexia, anxiety or emotional regulation

• Behaviour meetings where your child is being seen as “naughty” rather than overwhelmed

• School refusal, EBSA or attendance concerns

• Friendship, playground or social communication difficulties

• Discussions around reasonable adjustments and classroom support

• Understanding whether your child’s needs are being properly identified

• Preparing for EHCP conversations, evidence gathering or next steps

What we cover in the 60-minute session

We look at what is happening at home and school, what support is already in place, what is missing, and what needs to be asked for next.

This can include:

• Meeting preparation and what to expect
  So you know how to structure the conversation and avoid being quietly spun in professional circles.

• Understanding reports, targets and SEND provision
  We look at what the paperwork actually means, whether targets are specific enough, and whether support is clearly matched to your child’s needs.

• What to say and how to say it
  I help you phrase your concerns clearly, firmly and professionally — without sounding aggressive, apologetic or emotionally steamrolled.

• What to push back on
  Especially vague phrases like “we’ll keep an eye on it,” “they just need to try harder,” or “they’re fine once they’re in class.”

• Knowing your rights under the SEND Code of Practice
  We look at what schools should be doing through the graduated approach: assess, plan, do and review.

• Clear next steps
  You leave knowing what to ask for, what evidence matters, what needs to be put in writing, and what should happen next.

You may need this if:

• School says your child is fine, but home is telling a very different story

• You feel talked over, dismissed or fobbed off in meetings

• You are unsure what support your child should be getting

• You do not understand the reports, targets or SEND paperwork

• Your child is masking all day and falling apart at home

• Behaviour is being treated as defiance rather than distress

• You are worried school is not recognising your child’s ADHD, autism, dyslexia or emotional needs

• You want to attend a meeting feeling calm, prepared and credible

What you leave with

By the end of the session, you will have:

• A clearer understanding of the key issues

• A meeting plan

• Questions to ask

• Wording you can use

• A better understanding of SEND support and next steps

• Confidence about what to request

• A stronger sense of what is reasonable, realistic and worth challenging

This is not about becoming a difficult parent.

It is about becoming a prepared parent.

The kind who walks into a school meeting knowing what matters, what to ask for, what needs recording, and when “we’ll monitor the situation” is simply not good enough.

Because monitoring is not a plan.
Support is a plan.
Clear targets are a plan.
Review dates are a plan.
Actual provision is a plan.

Telephone or Zoom

Additional time can be booked.