Expert SEND Support, Tutoring & Advocacy

Drawing on decades of experience in education, SEND coordination and specialist school leadership, Rachel Martin provides practical, child-centred support across SEND advocacy, expert witness work, specialist tutoring and school consultancy.

Independent SEND Expertise for Families, Legal Professionals and Schools

When a child has special educational needs or disabilities, the right support can make a profound difference. Yet families and professionals can find themselves navigating complex systems, unclear provision and disagreements about what a child genuinely needs.

Rachel Martin brings extensive first-hand experience of how SEND support operates in practice. Having worked as a SENDCo, specialist-school headteacher and head of national provision, she understands both the statutory framework around support and the realities of implementing provision day to day in educational settings.

Her work begins with the individual child: understanding their needs, their experience of education and the barriers that may be preventing them from feeling safe, engaging and learning.

Why Rachel?

✔ Education career dating back to the mid-1990s.

✔ Qualified Teacher Status and qualified SENDCo.

✔ Many years of direct SENDCo experience.

✔ Former headteacher of a school for autistic children.

✔ Former head of national provision supporting children with significant SEMH needs.

✔ Experience working closely with local authorities and a range of specialist settings.

✔ Practical knowledge of EHCP content, provision and implementation.

✔ Child-centred, relationship-led and trauma-informed practice.

✔ Professional expertise complemented by lived experience as a parent of children with SEND.

✔ Based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, Rachel works with families, schools and legal professionals across the UK.

✔ In person tutoring is offered locally in Tunbridge Wells and surrounding areas, with online tutoring available UK-wide.

Get In Touch For a Free Initial Discussion

Get in touch to find out how we can help.

Please contact 07799118686 or email rachel@rachelmartinsendservices.com

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