resend
HERTFORDSHIRE,
Who Are We? reSEND is an independent advisory service for families who have
children or young people with special education needs and disabilities. What Do
We Do? We offer impartial, confidential and accurate information, advice,
training and support for parents, carers, young people and children regarding
Special Educational Needs or Disabilities. This includes information concerning
Education, Health and Social Care services. We support parents, carers, young
people and children and empower them to express their views and wishes and help
them to understand and exercise their rights in SEND processes such as the
Education, Health and Care Plan process. We liaise closely with schools, the
local authorities, the voluntary sector and other relevant agencies including
education, health and social care. We work closely with a number of charities to
offer further support and training to families. We also offer bespoke training
covering several topics including, but not limited to, Sensory Processing,
Autism and EHCPs. “Wouldn’t trust anyone else to advise me about an EHCP for our
daughter.” CA, Parent How We Started reSEND was launched in September 2019 by
Liz Stanley. Between 2015 and 2018 she had been working as an Independent
Support Practitioner in Hertfordshire. The Independent Support service was
established to support parents and young people through the SEND reforms that
began in 2014. Independent Support Practitioners supported parents through the
process of transferring Statements of SEN into the new Education, Health and
Care Plans, as well as supporting those applying for the EHCP for the first
time. This remit was then expanded to include support during the Annual Review
Process of the EHCPs. During this time Liz personally supported over 300
families on a one to one basis and gave information and support in group
environments to over 600 parents and young people. When this service closed in
2018 Liz continued to provide this support and expanded her remit further in a
self-employed, independent capacity. It soon became very clear that this service
was still in high demand and Liz decided to set up a company so she could
increase the number of families that she and her team could support. Thus reSEND
was born. Since then they have supported hundreds of families with EHCP's and
other Educational issues. The team has continued to expand and 2022 saw the
launch of the Tribunal Support service enabling reSEND to further support and
empower families all over England. “Thank you so much for all your help and
support with our families this year. You have been amazing and I don’t know what
we’d do without you. You are always so kind, encouraging and positive and we
really value all that you do for us.” NR, Head of a specialist playgroup Company
Aims and Ethos The ethos of reSEND is that Justice and Support should be
available to all. Therefore, our prices are pitched as low as possible to ensure
that our service is affordable to the majority of parents and professionals.
While our prices may be well below those of other companies, the quality of our
work is second to none. All staff have received training in the EHCP process
with many holding IPSEA Qualifications and/or Legal qualifications. The Company
has ambitious plans for the future which include expansion and the ability to
offer a Pro Bono service in the future. There is also plans to convert the
company into a Community Interest Company (CIC) to ensure that all profits
return into the business to continue to provide Justice and Support for All.
