Alison Pope Advisory

Empowering Families of Children and Young Adults With Different Needs

“Alison Pope is a strong, supportive advocate for families who are lucky to have her working with experience, effectiveness and positivity. Alison's can-do attitude and focus on practical solutions bring much needed energy and enthusiasm to families who are often struggling to find hope"

Experienced SENCO

What We Do To Support Families

APA has extensive professional and personal experience supporting families to navigate the SEND system including: Autism, ADHD, Learning Difficulties, Learning Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Physical Disabilities, Epilepsy, Challenging Behaviour, Complex Medical Issues and Emotional and Mental Health Challenges.



We empower you to become the most effective advocates for your children and avoid the need to go to Tribunal. By understanding and making sense of your child's individual needs across all contexts, we provide the support, oversight, and dynamic strategy to confidently chart a course through your child's education.

“You really understand what families are going through and your kind, calm good sense and  support  made us braver and more focussed. We got there in the end and it was all down to you."

Family of 11 year old boy with late ASD diagnosis



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SEN Sat Nav for Your Family

Understanding your child's individual needs and what they mean

We empower you to understand the perspective of your child’s unique needs and the real-world implications for their learning and daily life. We help you make sense of professional assessments and next steps.

Building the Evidence Base

We support parents with EHCP applications, Parent/Carer views, Parent reports and Annual Reviews. We work together to produce clearly evidenced paperwork that communicates your child's unique profile and requirements.

Strategic Advice

Engaging with local authorities, schools and other professionals is stressful for families . We work alongside you to devise and deliver a bespoke approach and plan.

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Perspective and Placement

Collaborative Communication

We advise families on interaction, communication and strategy with schools, local authorities and relevant professionals. We support families by briefing them for and attending at key meetings to ensure their children’s needs are at the centre of decision making.

Troubleshooting

We understand that things can go wrong with schools and colleges and we provide sensible and effective crisis management support, helping you to draft correspondence and preparing you for key meetings.

Finding the Right Fit

Once we understand the full perspective of what your child needs to thrive, we can work together to identify the most appropriate school or college placements.



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Across each Transition Stage

Support for Evolving Needs

We understand that your child’s needs change over time. We support across key transitions: starting school, changing schools, secondary transfer, post-16 and transition to adult services. We work alongside you to understand changing needs and funding landscapes and how they impact your child.

We can provide regular, long-term oversight to ensure their provision adapts as they grow.

Transition to Adulthood

We actively engage in forward planning for key stages in your child's education and for their transition into adulthood. We are experienced in accessing Education, Social Care and NHS Continuing Healthcare funding.







About Alison

Alison is an expert with experience. She has a son with significant learning, communication and behavioural difficulties and is a former City Private Client Lawyer. Having been through the system herself, she really gets it.

Alison is married to Matthew and has three young adult children and an energetic miniature Labradoodle. She learnt to Kick Box while trying to get her own son’s special educational needs met but is in absolutely no danger of signing up for an Iron Man.

She empathetic, approachable, discreet and kind.

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Contact

Please contact us to explore how APA can support you

contact@alisonpopeadvisory.com