No parent should feel alone on this journey
One place for families of children with special educational needs and disabilities: a private community, guides, podcasts, wellness and events, plus practical tools you can use right now.
Practical tools you can use right now
Plain-English tools built for SEND families.
SEND school finder
Find special schools near you, with Ofsted reports and distances from your postcode.
Open
Benefits checker
See what you may be able to claim, from DLA to Carer's Allowance, in about a minute.
Open
EHCP toolkit
The EHCP process, your statutory deadlines, and template letters to hold your LA to account.
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SEND jargon-buster
Every SEND acronym and term nobody explains, in plain English.
OpenA whole community and library when you join
Create an account, on the web or in the app, and all of this is yours.
SENchat community
Ask questions and swap tips with parents and carers who get it.
SEND topics & guides
Plain-English guides on diagnosis, EHCPs, school and sensory needs.
Podcasts
Real stories and expert conversations you can listen to anywhere.
Wellness
Calming exercises and support for your own wellbeing as a carer.
Events & meet-ups
Coffee mornings, webinars and groups, near you and online.
Private messaging
Message other parents privately and safely, one to one.
Join in under a minute, on the web or in the app.
Ask the question you've been carrying around
From "is this normal?" to "what helped your child sleep?", post it in SENchat and hear back from parents who've been through the same thing. There are coffee mornings, webinars and local meet-ups too, near you and online. Gently moderated, always kind.
- Replies from real parents and carers
- Events near you and across the UK
- Topics for diagnosis, school, sensory and more
Members only
Conversations stay inside a private community, not on the open web.
Gently moderated
Community guidelines and a real team keep SENchat supportive and safe. One line we never cross: nothing that identifies a child.
Your data, protected
UK GDPR-compliant, led by a data-protection specialist. We never sell your data.
Have a look before you join
These are the guides and podcasts parents are reading and listening to right now. Read a few, then create an account to get the rest.
SEND guides & topics
Get them all
Dyscalculia
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Epilepsy
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Dyspraxia
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ADHD
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Dysgraphia
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Asperger's Syndrome
ReadPodcasts
Listen to them all
The Arrowsmith Program
Listen
Meet Craig, the Neurodivergent Barber Who Understands
Listen
Meet Martin! We asked him a few questions on his journey and advocacy
Listen
How to Help My Child Self-Regulate? Strategies & Toolbox
Listen
Supporting Siblings of Children with Additional Needs
Listen
The Warrior Mommy
ListenWellness
Find calm
Relaxation to begin meditation
Try it
Introduction & Understanding Meditation
Try it
Box Breathing
Try it
The 'one cup' check
Try it
Name it To Tame it
Try it
Mindfulness & Connection
Try itRead every guide, listen to every episode, and join a community that gets it, on the web or in the app.
Made by parents who've walked this path
SEN2gether is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company (UK CIC No. 17014484), created by mums raising autistic and neurodivergent children, alongside specialists in wellbeing, advocacy and data protection. We built what we wished we'd had.
