Parents – Sunshine Support

Advice, Support and Consultancy

The process of gaining support for a child with SEND is overwhelming, sometimes you need an expert to hold your hand through it all, whether you’re a parent or a professional…

That’s where our consultancy and
support services come in…

We can work independently or collaboratively to support families and professionals in both England and Wales.

SEND, Education & Statement/EHCP Advocacy, Support and School Consultancy

EHCPs & Statements of SEN

Applying, reviewing drafts, lodging appeals through to annual reviews and ensuring provision is carried out. We undertake all work in relation to EHCPs and SSENs.

Professional Training & Consultancy

We are experts in all things SEND and experienced in SEND training in all sorts of education, health and care settings. We can tailor your SEND CPD, and deliver on your site or at our training suite.

Disability and Neurodiversity

Our team have professional experience, lived experience and academic qualifications within SEND and Neurodiversity, such as Autism, ADHD, PDA.

Meeting Attendance

We can accompany you to meetings as support and also provide guidance on the SEND Code of Practice and general SEND practice.

Family Support, Independent Social Care & Child Protection Support and Consultancy

Parent and Carer Assessments

In order to gain appropriate understanding of what support a family needs in order to meet the needs of a child, we can carry out a parent/carer assessment that can then be used for tribunals and social care proceedings.

Child Protection

We can support and advise throughout all stages of child protection proceedings. We can provide help at meetings, undertake assessments and provide a lot of support to families.

Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII)

Our consultants are trained within FII, and receive continued professional development in how to support families and train professionals.

Meeting Attendance

We can accompany you to meetings as support and also provide guidance and advocate on your behalf.

How our Advocacy and Consultancy Services work

We tailor our services according to what you need with no surprise invoices.

Our fully insured Consultants take time to understand the background of your case and

create a plan of action, with you in the driving seat.

Everything we do for and with you is agreed up front, the week before the work takes place.

There are no surprise invoices, and we always work to support payment plans that maybe required.

We receive no government funding to ensure we remain impartial and not restricted by ‘red tape’.

Our initial call will ensure we are the right service for you.

You will then be given the option to sign up by way of completing a client registration form.

Once signed up, services are charged by the hour.

Advocates: from £87.50 +VAT per hour

Professional Training – Price on Application

“Highly recommend the advocacy service!
We felt fully supported by
our consultant got the
result we wanted. Professional with excellent knowledge of
SEND & post 16.”

Parent | East Mids | 2022

“Corrina has helped us with strategies in the home, along with supporting us through a wrongful accusation of FII. I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, she gets it and I feel like my family have a future now, thank you”

Parent | Midlands | 2018

“A huge thank you for the consultation, Marguerite. You gave me some great advice… I just wanted you to know we haven’t had to attend court, as I followed your advice and we got the school we wanted!”

Parent | London | 2020

“Marguerite and Kelly have changed the trajectory of our family, they have saved us time and money in the process too. I couldn’t have imagined how life saving your service is. I can’t thank you enough.”

Parent | Manchester | 2020

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Advice, Support and Consultancy

SEND, Education & Statement/EHCP Advocacy, Support and School Consultancy

Family Support, Independent Social Care & Child Protection Support and Consultancy

How our Advocacy and Consultancy Services work

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