EHCP help when
school no longer
feels sustainable.
We help families navigate the Education, Health and Care Plan process with calm, expert guidance, from EHC Plan applications and amendments to SEND Tribunal appeals.
Where are you in the process?
Select the stage that best matches where you are right now.
20 wk
Statutory EHCP deadline
96%
Tribunal appeals succeed
£0
Tribunal registration fee
England
Families supported nationwide
What we do
Three ways we help families get the right Education, Health and Care Plan.
The system is complicated.
Your child’s right to support is not.
Why families choose Avenlight
Calm expertise. Meticulous preparation. Real outcomes.
Legally informed
We understand the Children and Families Act 2014, the SEND Code of Practice, and how local authorities make decisions. We use that knowledge to build cases that are hard to dismiss.
Precisely drafted
Every document we produce is reviewed for legal sufficiency. Vague language is our enemy. Section F provision is specific, quantified, and named. That is what the law requires.
Steadily alongside you
EHCP cases can take months. We do not disappear after the initial consultation. We remain alongside you through decisions, responses, and every step that follows.
Does this sound familiar?
The EHCP system says one thing. Families experience something very different.
Every one of these has a legal response.
Recognition
Many children appear to cope long before anyone recognises they need support.
Masking is exhausting. These patterns are often the first sign that a child needs more than school can currently offer.
They seem fine at school but completely unravel afterwards.
Recovery is taking longer and longer after each school day.
Support exists on paper, but something still feels unsustainable.
Nobody seems to see how much effort this is actually taking.
Attendance continues, but wellbeing is quietly disappearing.
Everything feels harder than it used to, and you cannot explain why.
How we work
Clear, structured EHCP consultancy from first conversation to outcome.
Initial conversation
We listen carefully to your situation and explain what the EHCP process can achieve for your child.
Evidence review
We assess existing reports, school records, and professional correspondence to build a strong EHC Plan case.
EHCP strategy
We map out the strongest route: EHCP application, amendment, or appeal, and explain what to expect at each stage.
Drafting & submissions
We help draft, review, and submit Education, Health and Care Plan documentation that clearly sets out your child's needs and required provision.
Outcome support
We stay alongside you through EHCP decisions, responses, and next steps, including Tribunal preparation if needed.
Families we have helped
From stuck to supported.
Before: We spent nine months fighting the LA alone, had the assessment refused twice, and were told our son just needed more time to settle in.
After: Three weeks after Avenlight reviewed our evidence, a formal assessment was underway. The application letter used language the LA could not dismiss.
Parent, West Yorkshire
Before: The EHCP had been sitting there for two years with phrases like "support as appropriate" throughout. The school was technically compliant and completely failing her.
After: Avenlight rewrote Section F with us. The revised plan named 12 hours of 1:1 support per week. The school now has to deliver it.
Parent, South East England
Before: I was a single parent facing Tribunal with a lever arch folder I could not make sense of. I had two weeks and no idea where to start.
After: Avenlight organised every document, wrote every argument, and I never felt alone. The LA conceded before the hearing.
Parent, East Midlands
Stop fighting the local authority alone.
Every week without the right plan is another week of unmet need. Specialist EHCP consultancy for families across England.