The Cocoon Therapy Space

21/08/2026

A signature takes seconds.

But what that signature stands for could matter for years.

This petition isn’t just a number.

It’s not just another petition sitting on a website.

It’s about standing up for children and young people with SEND.

It’s about saying that our legal rights matter.

That our voices matter.

That our futures matter.

You might think your one signature won’t make a difference.

But imagine if everyone thought that.

So if you haven’t signed yet…

Please do.

And if you have already signed…

Please share it.

Because sometimes the smallest thing you do can help something much bigger.

A signature takes seconds.

But protecting SEND legal rights could mean so much more. 💙

🔗 Petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/764268



Nottinghamsendfamilies , Save Our Children’s Rights, Voice of a SEND Parent, SEND Rights Alliance - Rachel Filmer, Special Needs Jungle, Fix the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act, Spectrum Support, ND SEND Specialists - Unfiltered Parent Edition, ASD with a G and T

19/08/2026

Proposed SEND reforms would remove the right to appeal the special educational needs (SEN) and special educational provision (SEP) written into their child's Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan.

What does this mean?

✔️ Today, if parents disagree with the description of their child's needs (Section B) or the support (Section F) in their EHC plan, they can appeal to the SEND Tribunal.

❌ Under the proposals, the Tribunal would only be able to consider whether your child should receive a Specialist Provision Package and, if so, which package they should receive. It would no longer be able to decide what your child or young person's special educational needs are, or what special educational provision they legally require.

That means families could lose access to an independent decision-maker when they need one most.

Every child and young person with SEND needs to retain their legally enforceable rights, not rely on discretion and aspiration.

Read more: https://www.ipsea.org.uk/news/ipsea-manifesto-for-send-reform

Help to defend these rights today ⬇️

🔷 Write to your MP: https://www.ipsea.org.uk/write-to-your-mp-protect-the-legal-rights-of-children-and-young-people-with-send

🔶 Sign the petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/764268

19/08/2026

New to our page? Welcome - here’s who we are and how we help ⬇️

We’ve had a lot of new followers this week (hello and thank you!), so we wanted to reintroduce IPSEA and explain what we do.

We're a national charity helping children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) get the education they are legally entitled to.

Here’s how we support families across England:

🔹 Free online legal guides and template letters - access our free legal guides, resources and templates to help you understand the law and take action
🔸 Free telephone helplines and support services - get free and independent legal information, advice and casework support (for families of children and young people with SEND)
🔹 SEND law training - we provide training for parents, carers and professionals to help them understand the SEND legal framework
🔸 Policy work - using the information and evidence captured through our advice services and training, we influence SEND law policy at both a local and national level

🔗 Visit our website to find out more: www.ipsea.org.uk

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13/08/2026

Another fest and a great one it's going to be.
Who would like to join us?
There is going to be so much going on. We would love to see you.
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16/07/2026

The petition to protect disabled children’s rights in England is the most popular petition on the parliamentary website. Will you help to get it to 100,000? We have just 90 days left.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/764268

15/07/2026

Today at The Cocoon Therapy Space we recreated a penalty shootout with some great goalkeeping dives onto our giant crash mats. Hoping if we get to penaltys tonight we will get the same outcome... Rachel Ineson Independent Occupational Therapist Laura Elliott Independent Occupational Therapist 🦁🦁🦁

04/07/2026

03/07/2026

Laura Elliott Independent Occupational Therapist and Rachel Ineson Independent Occupational Therapist who own The Cocoon Therapy Space are both SEND M**s.
We both know the system personally, professionally and from the lived testimonies of the all families we work with. This report comes as no surprise. At all. ☹️

26/06/2026

We know how dysregulating hot weather can be - so we're very grateful that our clinic is lovely and cool!

This week's fun has included archery and floor air hockey: brilliant games for working on core stability, motor coordination, stamina and bilateral integration, as well as higher level executive processing and praxis skills. 🥌🎯

26/06/2026