See what's inside

What the SEND Evidence Bank does, before you join.

A three-minute walkthrough of how the platform turns vague, dismissible evidence into specific, lawful, enforceable wording a local authority must act on.

Built for

The ultimate tool for parents rewriting EHCP drafts and Working Documents at Tribunal, and for evidencing needs from professional reports.

The problem

Vague evidence gets dismissed.

Reports saying a child "needs support" or "would benefit from strategies" give the local authority nothing it must do. Section B must describe needs functionally; Section F must specify provision precisely. Most working documents fail on both, this platform fixes that with exemplar wording you can adapt directly.

A taste of the method

Weak vs Strong, at a glance

Weak

"X's speech is sometimes unclear and he will continue to receive speech and language support as required."

Strong

"X requires SALT-recommended phonological intervention three times weekly for 20 minutes; visual phoneme cues during phonics and reading lessons; and alternative communication methods when intelligibility breaks down."

The weak version cannot be audited or enforced. The strong version names the dose, the deliverer and the fallback, the local authority can be held to every word.

What membership unlocks

Everything in one place

30 Section B exemplars

Copy-ready need wording for every major need type, functional, evidenced, anchored in the Children and Families Act 2014.

30 matching Section F exemplars

Quantified, specified, enforceable provision, therapy doses, adult hours, adapted equipment, review cycles. No fluff.

Weak vs Strong library

Side-by-side comparisons that show exactly why vague wording fails, and what enforceable wording looks like.

Model professional reports

Anonymised examples of strong SALT, OT and EP evidence, with checklists to evaluate your own reports.

Tribunal bundle guide

A model bundle index, chronology, evidence order and written submission structure.

Searchable evidence library

Every resource filterable by need type and evidence category, in one place.

Your route through the site

How you'll use it, stage by stage

Membership opens a plain-English walkthrough for each stage of the process, walking you through the library in the order that matches where you are.

Your job at this stage is to make sure the plan describes your child's needs accurately (Section B) and commits the local authority to specific, deliverable support (Section F), before it is finalised. Once finalised, your only route to change it is appeal, so this is the moment to get the wording right.

  1. 1

    Check every need in Section B against your evidence

    Full guidance and the matching library links are for members
  2. 2

    Check every need in Section B has matching provision in Section F

    Full guidance and the matching library links are for members
  3. 3

    Compare the draft's wording against strong wording

    Full guidance and the matching library links are for members
  4. 4

    Close your evidence gaps now

    Full guidance and the matching library links are for members
  5. 5

    Send your comments within 15 days

    Full guidance and the matching library links are for members

The full walkthrough, with step-by-step detail and direct links into every exemplar, checklist and model report, opens once you join.

Unlock the walkthrough
Lifetime membership
£65.00

One payment. No subscription. Full lifetime access to every exemplar, comparison, model report and the searchable evidence library, so you can rewrite your working document with lawful wording and structure your evidence.

One payment. Lifetime access to the wording that wins cases, and the legal support that costs thousands to buy elsewhere.

Anchored in law

Legal & Guidance Basis

Statute

  • Children and Families Act 2014, s.19, LA duties, the paramountcy of the child's welfare and wishes.
  • Children and Families Act 2014, s.21, Definition of special educational provision.
  • Children and Families Act 2014, s.36, Duty to conduct an EHC needs assessment.
  • Children and Families Act 2014, s.37, EHCP content requirements.
  • Children and Families Act 2014, s.42, Duty to secure the provision in the Plan.

Regulations

  • SEND Regulations 2014, Reg 6, Evidence required for assessment.
  • SEND Regulations 2014, Reg 12, EHCP content, Sections B and F.
  • SEND Regulations 2014, Reg 51, Right of appeal to the Tribunal.

Code of Practice

  • CoP 6.28–6.56, SEN Support.
  • CoP 9.14–9.16, Evidence for EHC needs assessment.
  • CoP 9.69–9.76, Section F requirements.
  • CoP 9.79–9.81, Quantified and specific provision.
  • CoP 11.38–11.57, Tribunal guidance.

Case Law

  • L v Clarke & Somerset, Provision must be specific, the specificity requirement.
  • EC v North East Lincolnshire, Provision must be clear and enforceable.
  • K v LB Brent, Vague wording in an EHCP is unlawful.

SEND Reform Alignment 2023–2026

Aligned with emerging SEND reforms, including National Standards and digital SEND plans, where evidence of need and provision remains central.

National Standards will still require evidence of need and provision.

Digital SEND Plans will still rely on quantified recommendations.

Tribunals will remain unless primary legislation changes.

Evidence remains the backbone of decision-making.

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