The heart of EHCP Help
I did not start as an
EHCP help consultant.
I started as a mum
who needed one.
Natalie Denton
Founder & Lead Consultant
The story behind the service
A parent who
fought the system
for her own child.
“I know what it's like to feel that the system is working against you, not for you. I built EHCP Help to be the expert ally I wish I'd had by my side.”
Where it began
My daughter has special educational needs. I am a single parent. When it became clear that school was becoming unsustainable for her, I did what most parents do: I asked for help.
What followed was years of complexity, delay, and quiet discouragement that I was not prepared for. The local authority was not unkind. But they were not proactive, transparent, or clear. Vital requests were missed. Deadlines were issued without any guidance on what evidence was actually needed to meet them.
Natalie Denton · Founder
“The local authority was not unkind.
But they were not proactive, transparent, or clear.”
SENCOs are under extraordinary pressure. Teachers are overloaded. The school was doing its best, but getting the Assess, Plan, Do, Review Cycle continuously implemented and documented was tough.
Securing an Educational Psychologist, a SCERTS assessment, a SCERTS follow-up, a CAHMS Psychiatrist, and an Occupational Psychologist all coordinated within the timeframes the EHCP process requires is genuinely difficult, especially when staff are stretched and funding is short. It takes years.
Meanwhile,
your child's needs
are not waiting.
I felt the pressure of cost concerns being raised in ways that seemed to weigh the budget against my daughter's needs. I watched requests go unanswered. I was not told what the legal threshold was, what evidence would satisfy it, or what my rights were if the local authority fell short.
The moment that changed everything
“I was given information.
But not understanding.”
The turning point
Despite everything, I secured the EHCP. Not because the process worked smoothly. Because I persisted, educated myself, organised the evidence, understood the law well enough to use it, and refused to accept vague or inadequate responses.
I also went through the appeals process. I know what it is to sit with a bundle of hundreds of pages and try to build a legal case while keeping a child's life running around it.
Why we exist
EHCP Help exists because I looked back at every stage of that process and thought: I needed someone who had done this, who understood both the emotional reality and the legal framework, who could hold the complexity so I did not have to hold it alone.
That is what we do. We provide EHCP help alongside parents who are at any stage of the EHCP process, and we bring the knowledge, structure, and calm that the system does not provide.
You are not failing.
The process is hard.
You deserve proper support.
You do not have to do this alone.
Whether you are at the beginning of the process or preparing for a Tribunal hearing, we are here. Start with a conversation. There is no obligation, and no judgment about where you are or how long it has taken to get there.
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