When everything feels too much
Find a short starting point for supporting an overwhelmed child, and when to ask for more help.
Help with overload →Parent-led · Kent SEND support
A clearer next step.
For your child.
For your family.
Find local therapists, understand education support and get practical help while you wait. For families of children with special educational needs and disabilities in Kent.
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Everyday family life
Choose what would help today →One thing at a time.
Some days, the next small step is enough. Start with practical information for the moment you are in.
Make everyday routines easier to share
Communication ideas, preparing for changes and a simple “what helps my child” paper plan.
Practical help at home →A new diagnosis, at your own pace
Choose a manageable first step with school, financial support or support for yourself.
Start where you are →You can start here
See your next steps →Useful help while you wait.
Talk to someone at a local drop-in
Kent NHS Talking Walk-ins offer speech and language advice for pre-school children. No booking is needed; check the Family Hub timetable before travelling.
Find NHS Talking Walk-ins →Start a conversation with the SENCO
For most school-age speech and language needs, Kent's route is a school link therapy meeting. Ask the school's special educational needs coordinator about the next step.
Prepare for the school conversation →Know what to ask before booking
Check the age group, relevant professional registration, availability and total cost. Find a service that fits your child's needs and your family's circumstances.
Use the therapist checklist →NHS routes checked 7 September 2026. Locality and referral criteria matter. Read the sources and exceptions.
Find support closer to home
Kent therapists, by need and by town.
Explore NHS and private services. Each family is different: check age ranges, referral routes and current availability directly with the provider.
Speech & languageCommunication and language support →
Occupational therapyEveryday skills and sensory needs →
Educational psychologyLearning and assessment support →
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Explore your area
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In Medway? Find NHS therapy routes and free SEND advice. Also looking for SEND schools, parent groups, short breaks or EHCP legal support?
Take the next step at your pace
Find. Save. Compare.
Keep the services you want to explore together. Compare up to three providers by ages, area and reported availability, then print the questions you want to ask.
Your saved choices stay in your browser. No account or child details needed.
Make sense of the information
Education support
Research explained
The updates behind the headlines.
Plain-English explanations, with original sources and the limits of what we know.
Kent NHS · September 2026Autism and ADHD assessments: what the NHS funding update means
Understand the latest local activity limits, questions to ask about your referral, and support while waiting.
SEND reform: proposals, timelines and your current rights
Keep proposed changes separate from the support and duties that apply to your child now.
Autism research: promising headlines need careful reading
Explore published evidence, trial stages and unanswered questions, with links to the underlying studies.
One less thing to organise
View all tools →Practical tools, free to use.
EHCP plan checklist
Check the needs, provision and placement sections of a draft or final education, health and care plan.
Open the checklist →Care and support diary
Organise everyday examples of the help your child needs, ready for conversations and benefit applications.
Start a diary →Therapy cost planner
Consider session fees, reports and travel so you can ask about the full cost before committing.
Plan the costs →
A parent beside you
You shouldn't have to figure it all out alone.
SENDPath is a parent-led resource for families navigating SEND in Kent. We bring useful information together, explain it in everyday language and show you where it comes from.
Our promise is simple: rights first, commerce second. The information should help you make your own decisions.
About SENDPath →