The UK government has set out its proposed policy to enable every child to achieve and thrive in England’s school and SEND systems. This page provides guidance and tools to support YOU in responding to the consultation process with your insight and opinions. Your voice matters and these are two pathways to advocate for yourself and influence SEND reforms.
Write to your MP to advocate for AAC Access, Funding & Inclusion in SEND Reforms
Many Members of Parliament (MPs) will not have met an AAC user before, and they may not understand the importance of AAC resources, who AAC users are, and why provision and ongoing support for AAC users is essential.
Meet your MP
Booking a ‘surgery’ or meeting your MP at an event is a very impactful way for a politician to learn about AAC users.
MPs and local officials will often be willing to meet you either in their constituency offices or a public space. Details of how to book an appointment can usually be found on their websites or you can email and ask for a meeting.
This is the opportunity to really create an impact, if you are an AAC user set aside some of the available time to use your communication resources in real time rather than pre-programming everything you want to say. This matters as you want people to understand that communication is not spontaneous but is very effective with a good communication partner.
Write to your MP
It’s quick and easy with our MP finder and email template.
Whether you are writing a letter or email, filling out a form, writing a social media post or have an in person meeting getting your messaging correct is important. The most important thing is to be succinct and to the point.
If you imagine an elected official represents thousands of people then you want your communication to be impactful, meaningful and memorable.
We share an email template above. You can copy and paste this into your email and edit the text to reflect your personal views and situation.
Find your MP
- Visit the Write to Them website. Enter your postcode and see email links to councillors and MPs.
- Click on your MPs name and paste your email text into the large message box.
- Complete your contact details and click the green button to review and send your email.
Advocate for yourself
Communication Matters will submit a response to the SEND Reform Consultation reflecting the priorities and themes addressed in the email template provided above. You can also choose to complete your own response to the Consultation by Monday 18 May 2026. Click the button below to go directly to the Consultation questionnaire.
Submit your response by Monday 18 May 2026
RESPOND TO THE CONSULTATION
Advocate for yourself by completing the SEND Reform questionnaire online
If you choose to completing your personal response to the SEND Reform Consultation, we recommend that you always address the question and even if you gave the answer in another section repeat it if it is relevant to the question as sometimes different people look at the responses to different questions.
Click the button below to read the White Paper in full.
