Education support that holds up in real life
Disabled Students’ Allowance, EHC plans, reasonable adjustments, university support plans, exam access arrangements, and transport—practical steps and the paperwork habits that make support enforceable.
What this helps with
- Practical steps you can take today
- Evidence prompts and copyable wording
- Official links where available
Includes: practical guide · Reviewed 2026-05-07 · Practical guide
What this helps with
- Practical steps you can take today
- Evidence prompts and copyable wording
- Official links where available
Includes: practical guide · Reviewed 2026-05-07 · Practical guide
What this helps with
- Practical steps you can take today
- Evidence prompts and copyable wording
- Official links where available
Includes: practical guide · Reviewed 2026-05-07 · Practical guide
What this helps with
- Practical steps you can take today
- Evidence prompts and copyable wording
- Official links where available
Includes: practical guide · Reviewed 2026-05-05 · Practical guide
- 1Is the barrier named clearly enough that someone else could recognise it on a bad day?
- 2Who owns the next action—the school, college, university disability team, local authority, or NHS?
- 3Are deadlines for exams, appeals, or funding applications on your calendar with reminders?
- 4Do you have dated notes from meetings, emails that confirm agreements, and copies of forms submitted?
Explore education areas
Pick the stage you are in—then follow steps you can share with school, college, or university.
DSA needs assessments, evidence for funding, equipment and non-medical helper recommendations.
EHC plans, reasonable adjustments, transport to education, and getting support written clearly enough to rely on.
University support plans, deadlines, sharing adjustments with departments, and exams access arrangements.
Education guides
Funding routes, planning language, and adjustments—from early years through university.
What this helps with
- Practical steps you can take today
- Evidence prompts and copyable wording
- Official links where available
Includes: practical guide · Reviewed 2026-05-07 · Practical guide
What this helps with
- Practical steps you can take today
- Evidence prompts and copyable wording
- Official links where available
Includes: practical guide · Reviewed 2026-05-07 · Practical guide
What this helps with
- Practical steps you can take today
- Evidence prompts and copyable wording
- Official links where available
Includes: practical guide · Reviewed 2026-05-07 · Practical guide
What this helps with
- Practical steps you can take today
- Evidence prompts and copyable wording
- Official links where available
Includes: practical guide · Reviewed 2026-05-07 · Practical guide
What this helps with
- Practical steps you can take today
- Evidence prompts and copyable wording
- Official links where available
Includes: practical guide · Reviewed 2026-05-05 · Practical guide
What this helps with
- Practical steps you can take today
- Evidence prompts and copyable wording
- Official links where available
Includes: practical guide · Reviewed 2026-05-05 · Practical guide
Schools must remove barriers for disabled pupils. Document the disadvantage, ask for specific adjustments, and track delivery in writing.
What this helps with
- School barriers to list before a meeting
- What a written adjustment plan should include
- When to consider an EHC needs assessment
Includes: SENCo email template, meeting prompts, official links · Reviewed June 2026 · 11 min practical guide
An EHC needs assessment is the gateway to an EHC plan. A clear request letter with examples beats a folder of clinic letters alone.
What this helps with
- A formal multi-agency assessment of education, health, and care needs.
- An EHC plan if the LA agrees support must be set out in a plan (not guaranteed by requesting assessment).
- Advice from professionals (educational psychology, health, social care) as part of process.
Includes: checklist, template, official links · Reviewed 2026-05-12 · 12 min practical guide
DLA for children is about care and mobility needs, not school grades or diagnosis labels. Use day-to-day examples across home, school, and community.
What this helps with
- Care component at lower, middle, or higher rate.
- Mobility component (lower or higher) if walking or supervision outdoors rules are met.
- Possible passport to other help — check current linked benefits and concessions.
Includes: checklist, template, official links · Reviewed 2026-05-12 · 11 min practical guide