Sunshine Support

Hello!

We empower and advocate for parents, carers and professionals

who support children and young

people with SEND.

How may we help you?

What do we do?

We offer a whole range of services from free
downloads and resources to premium private services

Free Services

Free Downloads

We have a lot of free downloads, templates and resources on our website that are completely free of charge for you.

Blog

We also have a blog that is FULL of information, validation and support.

Facebook Lives

We host regular Facebook Live videos too, and you have the chance to ask questions to our host (which is usually me!). Keep an eye out for them on our Facebook page!

Free Enquiry Calls

Free enquiry calls mean you can book a call with one of our wonderful team and we can help direct you in the right way.

Peer-to-peer Support

We hold an online Cuppa&Chat every other Wednesday evening which is free of charge:

And an in-person Cuppa&Chat in Derby every other Friday morning

Low-cost Services

We charge for these services to cover our costs, as it can get very pricey running this sort of organisation and we are not funded to ensure we remain truly impartial.

Live webinars – these take place every week, sometimes twice a week. The tickets start from £14.50 each, and you will receive the slides, CPD certificate and recording to watch again for 30 days. You can interact through the chat to ask questions and tailor the webinar to your needs, to a certain degree! The topics range from the law to education to health and care. They’re delivered by reputable experts and are super friendly and easy to follow.

The Sunshine Academy

This is our version of Netflix… It’s a subscription based service that gives you access to hundreds of hours of learning. On this amazing learning platform you will see recorded webinars, live webinars just for members, in-depth courses for those who want to learn more, audio blogs, quizzes to test your knowledge, animations for your children to watch designed by our team. All this for just £9.99 per month, with no minimum subscription.

Premium Private Services

From time to time parents or professionals need something more bespoke, something on a one to one level to assist them in their journey. This is where my wonderful team of consultants and legal advisers come in.

Our highly experienced specialist educators and legal advisers can undertake work in the following areas:

Requesting statutory needs assessments, managing the assessment process and advising on mediation and appeals (EHCPs & IDPs)
Applying for disability benefits (PIP and DLA)
Supporting, and representing, at tribunals
Pre-Action Protocol (PAP) Letters
Advising, training and coaching educators & professionals to ensure childrens’ needs are understood and met
Social care and accusations of FII, including child protection

We work in accordance with evidence and use a variety of laws and legislation to underpin our work.

We do as much or as little as you need and are flexible in our approach.

We are each proud to have that all-important lived experience that compliments our professional qualifications and experience.

But, what do Parents and Professionals think?

A recent comment from a SENCO…

“Attending this webinar was incredibly useful in helping my change my practice as an educator. I like to think I was a good SENCO but I know that had I attended this seminar before – I would have been better. There are many things that I will change tomorrow – and more that I will change in our policy as a result.”

A recent comment from a parent…

“We couldn’t have done any of this without you on side, I just thank my lucky stars every day that I came across Sunshine Supports page when we did online, or goodness know what situation I’d be in now! I think it’s just sinking in now, the relief is overwhelming! Thank you so much…”

Our Accreditations & Awards

Here is just a small selection of our awards and accredititions

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