Client Testimonials

Guiding SEND Families provides dedicated advocacy and mentoring, offering parents and carers clarity, confidence, and essential support through the SEND system. These testimonials showcase how personalised guidance helps secure positive educational outcomes, ranging from school meetings to Tribunal preparation.

"Highly recommend Nicola if you need support with navigating SEND advocacy. She volunteered with our group, COMPASS (Children of Military Families Accessing SEND Support), for 4 years and offered outstanding guidance and support to all our families. Nicola is professional and very approachable, and has a wealth of professional and lived experience in this field. "

Sue

"This amazing lady sure does know our rights as SEN parents. I’ve never known anyone to know as much as Nicola does and to get exactly what your child is entitled to. Without Nicola, I wouldn’t have got my eldest EHCP. We’re currently in the process of getting EOTAS, and again, without Nicola, I wouldn’t have had a clue and would probably have been fobbed off by now. It really does make such a difference when you have someone who specialises in this, fighting your corner! I highly recommend Nicola"

Ellie

"Nicola, is amazing, what she doesn't know about supporting families in the world of SEN isn't worth knowing. She helped me by explaining what rights me and my child have and she coached me, so I could vocalise my child needs in school meetings. 

Knowing our rights  has changed the way I approach the school and other professionals. We now are being listened to and we have less stress at home, as a direct result of the support Nicola has given me. I would highly recommend her services, she also approaches everything in a way I could fully understand and access. Thank you Nicola."

J x

I would like to take this time to express my heartfelt gratitude to Nicola for all the incredible support she has provided to my son and me. I cannot recommend her enough for the dedication, kindness, and expertise she has shown throughout our journey.

Nicola is always just an email away, offering prompt, thoughtful advice whenever we need it. I truly don’t know how we would have managed without her. She has an exceptional ability to engage with my son and make him feel comfortable, something that many other professionals have struggled to achieve. When she started working with him, he fully opened up and engaged with her. She took the time to truly understand him on a deeper level and supported him in having his own voice heard. He was always engaged and genuinely enjoyed working with Nicola.

When we first started working with Nicola, my son was out of school and receiving no support. It was an incredibly difficult time, but thanks to her help, he is now engaging in an alternative provision that he loves, and that is achievable for him. This has been a life-changing step forward, and I can’t thank her enough for helping us get there.

Beyond supporting my son, she has also helped me understand the best ways to engage with him, preventing conflict and deepening my understanding of his neurodiverse needs. She guided us through the EHCP process with unwavering support, ensuring that my son’s needs remained at the heart of every decision. Navigating meetings that would normally feel overwhelming became so much more manageable with her by my side. She gave me the confidence to advocate for my son while also holding professionals accountable when they were not fulfilling their responsibilities.

With all the challenges we've faced, Nicola has been our rock. Her support has made a world of difference, and we are beyond grateful for everything she has done

Thank you, Becky