What a SEND advocate does

You Don’t Have to Fight Alone: The Truth About SEN Support (and Your Rights as a Parent)

I keep hearing the same thing from parents lately: “I feel like I have to become an expert overnight… just to get my child the support they need.”

And honestly? They’re not wrong.

This week on the ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, Kate is joined by Rebecca Gray, a SEN advocate and parent who has lived every step of the journey she now helps others navigate.

This episode covers something so many parents of neurodiverse children desperately need: a clear, compassionate guide to understanding the SEN system, knowing your rights, and learning how to fight for the support your child is legally entitled to, without feeling like you have to do it all alone.

Rebecca speaks openly about her own experience advocating for her children within a complex and often challenging education system. Her approach is grounded, warm, and a reminder that knowledge is power, and that parents deserve to feel equipped, not exhausted.

In this episode, we explore:

1. What a SEN advocate is and their role in securing educational provisions for children
2. Rebecca's experience of becoming a qualified SEN advocate and how SEN law became her special interest
3. EHCPs explained: what they are, what they should contain, and why they are legally binding documents
4. How having a SEN advocate in your corner can transform your experience of the system
5. The challenges and overwhelm that families face in securing support
6. Why the burden of advocacy so often fall on parents
7. How SOS!SEN supports securing the right educational provision for children
8. What good specialist school provision looks like for children with ADHD and autism
9. Why the school system needs and reform and what we can do
10. The difference between home education and EOTIS (Education Otherwise Than In a School)
11. The various options for children who cannot thrive in a traditional school setting

For so many parents of neurodiverse children, the system doesn't just feel difficult, it feels like the world is fighting against you. Rebecca's experience and expertise offer real clarity, practical tools, and a compassionate reminder that you don't have to navigate this alone.

Timestamps:

1. 00:42 - Introduction to Today's Episode
2. 02:14 - Understanding the SEN Advocacy Journey
3. 11:22 - The Impact of the Education System on Children Today
4. 23:03 - Advocating for Change: The Impact of Effective Support
5. 37:51 - Challenges in Special Education: A Call for Change
6. 41:34 - Navigating Dyslexia Support in Education

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Links and Resources:

1. Find my popular ADHD workshops and resources on my website [here].
2. Follow the podcast on Instagram: @adhd_womenswellbeing_pod
3. Visit Rebecca's website for more information (www.senparentrescue.co.uk)
4. IPSEA - leading charity in SEND law (www.ipsea.org.uk)
5. SOS!SEN - support to secure the right educational provision for children(sossen.org.uk)

Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity and clarity.