There's a lot of talk at the moment about artificial intelligence (AI). Tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and CoPilot are being recommended more and more for things like writing documents, drafting emails, and even preparing for legal cases. Some services are encouraging parents to use them when applying for an EHCP or preparing for a Tribunal or Judicial Review. On the surface, this might sound like a smart, cost-saving option. But we want to be absolutely clear: using AI tools to
Advocacy is unregulated, so the support that you are paying for, or are considering paying for, must be from a reputable source. Identifying this is becoming increasingly difficult for parents. Just because someone has managed an appeal for their own child doesn’t mean that they have the knowledge, background, training and experience to run an appeal for another. One SEND child/young person is not everyone’s SEND child/young person. Then there are the advocates who state that