IPSEA was originally a support service for parents. The Children and Families Act 2014 created the category of ‘young people’ – those aged 16-25 – who exercise their own rights, rather than their parents exercising those rights for them. You may be contacted by a parent who is supporting their young person with an appeal. This is fine – many young p...

10 April 2026 If you are the parent of a child or young person with SEND, your to-do list will be endless. It always is! So we don’t lightly say that you should add “Influence the Government” to that list. We fully understand that you have enough going on. And yet, the Government plans to introduce a series of legislative reforms that could quite drastically ch...

Emma Brock, Communications and Marketing Manager Emma is responsible for building the IPSEA brand and promoting and marketing IPSEA’s services to multiple audiences. She manages and implements IPSEA's marketing campaigns, and coordinates our website, social media, PR and special events. Before joining IPSEA, Emma worked for the University of Cambridge as a Project Coordina...

10 April 2026 If you are the parent of a child or young person with SEND, your to-do list will be endless. It always is! So we don’t lightly say that you should add “Influence the Government” to that list. We fully understand that you have enough going on. And yet, the Government plans to introduce a series of legislative reforms that could quite drastically ch...