Who's behind this
This site is written by a parent of a child with special educational needs. That is as much as you need to know, and as much as will ever be said here. There is a reason for that, and it is the same reason this whole project exists: the facts should do the work, not the person.
You will not find a name, a face, or a personal story on this site. What you will find is a plain-English map of how England's education and SEND system is supposed to work, who is legally responsible for each part of it, and what the public record shows about where it breaks down.
Why it exists
Parents are handed a system that is genuinely hard to understand — and then told, again and again, that their problem is "not our jurisdiction." Someone always seems to be responsible, and somehow no one is. This site exists to make the responsibilities legible, so parents can see who actually holds each duty and how to hold them to it.
The rules we hold ourselves to
Material claims point to public sources. We prefer legislation, statutory guidance, watchdog reports and Ombudsman decisions. If a material claim cannot meet the current evidence standard, it is blocked or withdrawn.
No personal cases. Ever. We never publish anyone's individual case — including our own. No real names, no children's identities, no family details, no live-complaint specifics. This is a structural rule built into the site, not just a promise.
The public rescue path stays free. Every guide, explanation, deterministic check and self-help tool stays free for parents in England. A future optional service may charge for a person's time reviewing an individual document; it will never charge for access to the law or remove the free self-help route.
Accountability, not vendetta. When a school, council, or body gets it right, we say so. The point is to hold the system to its own standards — fairly.
What this is not
This is general information about the law in England. It is not legal advice, and it does not refer to any individual family or case. If you need advice about your own situation, the guides point to the free, independent bodies that can help.