Independent SEN consultancy dedicated to supporting children, families and schools to ensure the best possible outcomes.
Hi, I'm Kathryn
As an experienced SEN Consultant, I support families, children and professionals to secure positive, meaningful outcomes through connection, understanding and informed advocacy. With over 20 years’ experience in education, I bring both depth of expertise and a calm, compassionate approach to what can often feel like an overwhelming system.
My work is firmly grounded in a detailed understanding of SEND law and statutory frameworks, underpinned by recognised legal training. I guide families confidently through complex processes - from navigating EHCP pathways to understanding legal rights and local authority duties, ensuring you are informed, prepared and fully supported at every stage.
I know how exhausting the SEND journey can be; the paperwork, the meetings, the uncertainty. Many parents come to me feeling unheard, out of their depth, or simply drained. My role is to take that weight from your shoulders - to provide clarity, strategy and steady support so you can focus on being a parent, while I help you navigate the system with professionalism and care.
At the heart of my work is a deep belief that young people flourish when they feel safe, valued and understood. Every child is unique. I build support around their strengths, honouring their voice and individuality, while ensuring their legal entitlements are upheld.
All services are bespoke and carefully tailored to your family’s needs. If you don’t see exactly what you’re looking for, please get in touch. I will always be honest about how I can help, and committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for your child.
Working With Parents and Carers
Where to Begin - Expert Information and Guidance
Navigating the world of Special Educational Needs (SEN) can feel overwhelming, and knowing where to start is often the hardest part. This dedicated 45-minute session gives you the opportunity to discuss your child’s needs, strengths and any concerns you may have in a supportive, confidential space.
The session is centred around finding practical, meaningful ways to help your child move forward, whether that’s supporting learning, confidence, behaviour, or everyday independence skills.
After the meeting, you will receive a summary of agreed next steps along with signposting to trusted resources and further support where appropriate.
This service is designed to help you feel informed, confident and clear about the best ways to support your child’s ongoing development.
£75
Preparing for SEN Meetings with Confidence
With my background as a senior leader and SENCO, I understand the challenges families can face when navigating the SEND systems, as well as pressures that schools, services and Local Authorities are often under. My aim is to help build constructive, informed partnerships between families and services, with the child's needs at the heart of every conversation. This service is designed to help you feel confident and clear about your role in the process, while also understanding the rights and responsibilities laid out in the SEND Code of Practice (2015).
What’s included:
A 45 minute consultation where we’ll explore your concerns and priorities, helping you feel confident in expressing your views and wishes.
A personalised summary document with a set of key questions and discussion points that you can take with you to the meeting, underpinned by relevant legal guidance or best practice
This support is designed to empower you with clarity and confidence as you advocate for your child's needs.
Starting from £95
Ongoing SEN Support and Consultancy
Whether you're navigating the complexities of the EHCP process, trying to make sense of professional reports or unsure of your next steps with the local authority or school, this flexible, hourly support is designed to meet you where you are.
Sessions can cover a wide range of needs including, but not limited to:
What to do if an EHCNA is refused
Next steps after receiving a draft or final EHCP plan
Understanding an existing EHCP
Preparing letters and written requests in line with legal guidance
Clarifying roles and responsibilities under the SEND Code of Practice
Knowing your rights - and your child's - within the system
Reviewing documents
This is a collaborative space to ask questions, explore options, and build your confidence in advocating for your child.
You’re welcome to book as and when needed, depending on the level of support required.
£90 per hour
EHC Needs Assessment Packages
EHC Needs Assessment – Starter Package
This package is designed to support families at the very beginning of the Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment process.
We’ll start with an online consultation to explore whether requesting an EHC Needs Assessment may be the right next step for your child and to discuss the outcomes you are hoping to achieve.
The consultation will provide an overview of how the assessment and decision-making process works, drawing on professional guidance including the SEND Code of Practice (2015). This will help you understand how evidence is considered during the process and how specialist professional input contributes to decision-making.
We will also discuss how families and schools can work together to support a child’s needs, helping you approach school conversations in a constructive and solution-focused way.
Following the consultation, you will receive a short written summary of key points discussed and initial considerations to help you move forward with confidence.
This service is designed to help you gain clarity about the next steps for your child and to identify whether further specialist support may be beneficial.
£125
Please note that this package is intended as an introductory advisory service and does not include form completion, detailed application preparation, or ongoing casework support.
EHC Needs Assessment – Full Package
This comprehensive support package is designed for families who are ready to begin the Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment application process with specialist guidance at every stage.
The focus of this service is to reduce stress, save time and help present a clear, evidence-informed application that reflects your child’s needs, strengths, and voice, helping you create the strongest possible basis for your request and maximise your opportunity to demonstrate your child’s needs.
What the package includes:
Understanding Your Child’s Profile
We will begin by discussing your child’s strengths, needs, and current support arrangements to establish the foundation of the application.
Application Preparation and Evidence Planning
You will receive follow-up guidance outlining the types of documentation and professional reports that may strengthen your application. Where appropriate, advice can be provided on gathering relevant information from education and health professionals.
Parental Contribution and Cover Letter Support
We will work together, either online or in person, to develop the parental contribution section of the application and draft a supporting cover letter to the Local Authority. This will focus on presenting your child’s needs, experiences and views in a clear, child-centred way.
Process and Timeline Guidance
You will also receive information about the 20-week assessment process, including key dates, expected timeframes and your rights throughout the procedure.
This service is designed to provide structured, specialist support during the application journey, helping you feel confident that your child’s case is presented as clearly and effectively as possible.
£550
Preparing for an Annual Review
An Annual Review is the legal process used to evaluate your child’s Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), ensuring it continues to reflect their needs, progress and long-term educational goals.
This specialist preparation service helps you approach the review process with confidence, clarity, and a strong understanding of your child’s support arrangements. Guidance is provided in line with professional standards including the SEND Code of Practice (2015).
This service is ideal for families who want expert input to help ensure their child’s EHCP is working as effectively as possible. Whether preparing for a review meeting, considering future provision, or supporting discussions about ongoing educational support, this session will help you present your child’s needs and progress clearly and confidently.
If specialist provision is being considered, particular attention will be given to the alignment of EHCP Sections B (needs), F (provision) and I (placement) to help support a clear and practical description of your child’s support requirements.
The session will focus on helping you identify key discussion points, reflect on progress over the past year, and prepare effectively for your child’s review meeting.
You will finish the session feeling informed, confident, and ready to advocate for your child’s ongoing support.
Starting from £360
This package is designed to cover preparation and consultation support for the Annual Review process. If additional work is required, such as detailed document review, drafting of letters to Local Authorities, or specialist provision advocacy support, this will be discussed and agreed separately.
Home Support and Direct Work with Children
Specialist Support for Supporting Communication and Independence at Home
This service focuses on helping to create home environments that support your child’s communication, interaction, play and independence skills. Play is an important way that children explore, learn and develop confidence, particularly for children with special educational needs, where additional structure, support or tailored opportunities may help promote engagement and development.
The approach is always tailored to your child’s individual strengths and needs, supporting structured but meaningful opportunities for development at home.
Option 1 - Online Session
A flexible, practical session designed to help you make small but meaningful changes to support your child’s communication and independence within everyday routines. This session takes place online. You can move around your home using a phone or tablet to show areas you would like support with.
Following the session, you will receive a short summary email with personalised suggestions and practical strategies you can begin using straight away.
This option is ideal for families who want professional input but are looking for simple, actionable steps to start making changes.
£150
Option 2 – Half Day In Person Home Support
A focused specialist in-home session designed to support communication, play and independence development in one or two priority areas. This session goes beyond advice by helping create practical, child-centred resources that can be used in everyday life. I will design and prepare personalised visual supports tailored to your child, which may include resources such as: 'I want' or choice boards featuring your child’s own image (particularly helpful for supporting communication for non-verbal children)
• Labelled storage systems to support independence and routine understanding
• Photographed and clearly marked activity or resource boxes to help your child locate and use items more easily
• Other simple, sustainable visual supports suited to your child’s needs
We will work together to organise and structure key home spaces to help create natural opportunities for communication, engagement, and independence within your family routine.
£500
Option 3 – Specialist SEN Home Environment Programme
This premium specialist programme is designed for families who want in-depth, structured support to create a home environment that actively promotes communication, play and independence for children with SEND.
We begin with a pre-visit online consultation to explore your child’s needs, your priorities, and your current routines. This allows the two in-home days to be carefully planned and strategically focused.
Over two full days in your home, I will work alongside you to implement practical, sustainable systems that embed communication and independence opportunities into everyday life.
This hands-on specialist support may include:
• Designing and organising key living, play, and learning spaces
• Creating personalised visual supports tailored specifically to your child
• Developing communication aids and independence resources
• Structuring storage, activity areas, and routine supports
• Sorting and preparing labelled or photographed resource systems
• Coaching you to confidently implement and maintain strategies long term
You will receive a written summary of recommendations to support consistency after the visit, along with one 30-minute follow-up call within 4–6 weeks to review progress and refine strategies where needed.
This programme is ideal for families seeking intensive, expert guidance to create meaningful, lasting change within the home environment.
£2000
Emotionally Based School Avoidance
This 6-session programme is designed to support children experiencing Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA), helping them rebuild a sense of safety, confidence, and emotional resilience. Grounded in the Protective Behaviours framework, the sessions offer a practical, child-centred approach to understanding and overcoming the emotional barriers to school attendance.
What's included:
Age-appropriate activities informed by Protective Behaviours principles
Exploring the concept of safety and what it feels like in different environments
Identifying early warning signs of anxiety or overwhelm in the body
Tools and strategies for emotional regulation and managing big feelings
Rebuilding trust and confidence in school as a safe space
Developing help-seeking behaviours and identifying trusted adults
Supporting social reconnection and friendships in and out of school
Creating personalised safety plans to support return-to-school readiness
Sessions are fully tailored to your child’s emotional and educational needs, with a trauma-informed and compassionate approach.
Block package prices begin from £420, depending on age and session duration.
Executive Functioning Programme
This 6-session programme supports children with executive functioning challenges, such as working memory, planning, task initiation, and emotional control.
What's included:
Initial assessment to understand your child’s strengths and needs
Personalised, strengths-based support using evidence-informed tools
Practical strategies to improve working memory and attention, organisation, time management, task initiation and completion
Emotional regulation tools to manage frustration or overwhelm
Confidence-building in problem-solving and independence
Real-life application of strategies to schoolwork, routines, and home life
Fortnightly progress updates to share strategies and ensure consistency across home/school
Final written report detailing strengths, areas for development, and tailored recommendations
Sessions are engaging, hands-on, and adapted to your child’s pace and learning style.
This programme is particularly effective for neurodivergent children or those with additional needs.
Price: £525
Working With Schools and Organisations
Collaborative SEN Support to Ease Workload and Strengthen Provision
I offer practical, child-centred support designed around the specific needs of your school or setting. Working alongside your team, I help ease workload pressures while embedding inclusive, sustainable approaches that enhance everyday practice.
With extensive experience securing successful EHCNAs and associated funding, I provide clear, confident guidance to both new and established SENCOs, ensuring processes are managed efficiently and effectively.
Targeted group interventions are also available across primary, secondary and alternative provisions. Sessions are thoughtfully adapted for neurodivergent pupils, including those with autism, ADHD and social communication differences.
Focus areas include:
Developing social understanding and communication
Building emotional literacy and self-awareness
Strengthening confidence within peer relationships
Personal safety and boundaries
Support with transitions and managing change
I also deliver training in practical classroom strategies, including structured tray tasks informed by the TEACCH approach, to strengthen EHCP implementation and provision.
All support is carefully tailored to complement your staff, align with your systems and, most importantly, meet the needs of your learners.
Subscription Packages
Sometimes all a parent needs is a reliable, informed point of contact - someone who understands the system, speaks the language of SEN, and can offer reassurance or direction when things feel unclear.
By offering ongoing support in a flexible and accessible way, this service puts parents at the heart of the process, empowering them with the knowledge and confidence to advocate effectively for their child, at their own pace.
Bronze Package
Foundational support and peace of mind
1x 30-minute phone or video call per month
Up to 2 email queries per month (response within 3 working days)
Signposting to relevant resources or services
Light-touch support for families who want occasional guidance without a full commitment
£60 per month
Silver Package
Regular Check-Ins & Ongoing Advice
1x 60-minute or 2 x 30 minute phone or video calls per month
Up to 4 email queries per month (response within 2 working days)
Light review of up to 2 documents per month (e.g, EHCP drafts, school reports, correspondence)
Ideal for parents actively navigating SEN processes and needing more consistent input
£105 per month
Gold Package
High-Level Support & Personalised Guidance
2x 60-minute or 4x 30 minute phone or video calls per month
Up to 6 email queries (response within 1–2 working days)
In-depth review and feedback on up to 3 documents per month
WhatsApp/text check-in option for brief questions or clarifications
Best suited to families managing complex or ongoing cases who want close, responsive support
£155 per month
Contact details
KL Sen Consultancy is based in Tring, Hertfordshire.
Contact me by filling in the enquiry form or email me directly:
Kathryn@klsenconsultancy.co.uk
