🤝 Referrals

Request free, practical support from a real person: someone to come with you to appointments, take notes at meetings, help with paperwork or simply be alongside you. No qualifications needed, no legal advice involved.

✓ Always free to families ✓ Non-legal support only ✓ Across all four nations

What you can request

Types of Support Available

These are practical, companion-style services, not legal advice or professional services. Our volunteers and support workers are trained to listen, accompany and assist, not to advise on law.

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Appointment Companion

Someone to come with you to a medical, SEND, or school appointment to listen, take notes, and provide emotional support. They do not speak on your behalf.

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Meeting Note-Taker

A trained volunteer to take detailed notes at EHCP reviews, school meetings, or professional appointments, so you can focus on the conversation.

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Form-Filling Helper

Help completing forms such as DLA, PIP, school admissions, local authority applications. Guidance on what is being asked, not advice on what to say.

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Research Buddy

Help searching for local services, understanding council letters, and finding the right contacts. Not legal interpretation, just practical research support.

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Check-in Calls

A scheduled friendly call from a trained SEND parent volunteer to listen, share experiences, and provide peer emotional support during a stressful period.

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Practical Assistance

Help getting to appointments, understanding transport to school for children with SEN, or navigating local services. Where available and capacity allows.

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This is not a legal service

Support workers and companions provided through this referral service are not qualified professionals. They cannot give legal advice, represent you at tribunal, or complete forms on your behalf. For legal advice and advocacy, please see the Local Support Directory or contact IPSEA.

Request Support

Tell us what you need and we'll do our best to match you with a volunteer in your area. We aim to respond within 5 working days.

🔒 Privacy: The information in this form is only used to match you with a support volunteer. We do not create accounts, we do not store your data in any database, and we do not share your information with any third party. Your form submission is sent directly by email.

Your first name *

Your general area / town *

Type of support needed *

Briefly describe what you need help with *

Preferred contact method

Your email address *

I understand this is not a legal service and that no legal advice will be provided. I consent to my contact details being used only to arrange the support I've requested.

Alternatively, email us directly at referrals@sendparentshaven.org

Could you be a support volunteer?

If you have been through the SEND system and want to support other families, we would love to hear from you. No qualifications needed, just lived experience, patience and reliability.

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