SEND, EHCP & EBSA training
A library of online courses covering SEND law, EHCP processes and Emotionally Based School Avoidance. All nine full courses are available together in one £199 course bundle.
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Simplified Support: training that turns complex SEND law into practical understanding
We are a UK training company helping families, schools and professionals make sense of SEND, EHCP law and EBSA. Everything we build starts from the same place — understanding what is really going on for a child, in language people can actually use.
Who we are
Simplified Support Ltd
Company number 16358501
The Hand Stadium, Davis Lane, Clevedon, BS21 6TG
Simplified Support was founded by Jessica Buckle and Nicola Middlehurst — the authors of Unmasking EBSA and the creators of the EBSA Support Plan.
As parent carers ourselves, we know first-hand how confusing and exhausting it can be to navigate the SEND system. We also know that professionals working with children in distress need training that is clear, current and genuinely practical — not jargon.
We set up Simplified Support to share what we have learned, in the same plain language we wish someone had used with us.
What we do
Unmasking EBSA
Our book sets out a clear, compassionate way to understand the distress behind school avoidance — and what families and schools can do next. The same understanding runs through every course we write.
EBSA Support Plan
A structured tool that helps families turn the chaos of school distress into a clear picture they can share with school, health professionals and anyone supporting their child. It is a starting point, not a diagnosis.
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Our training is written for anyone who wants to better understand and support a child with additional needs.
Families and parent carers
Clear, plain-English guidance on SEND law, EHCPs and EBSA — so you understand your rights and can advocate confidently for your child.
Schools and education staff
Practical training for teachers, SENCOs and support staff working with children whose attendance, anxiety or additional needs are a barrier to learning.
Professionals
Continuing professional development for psychologists, social workers and other practitioners supporting neurodivergent children and families.
Our professional approach
Training is designed by a psychologist and an IPSEE-trained SEND law consultant, and is built to be used — not just watched.
Structured around Bloom's Taxonomy
Our courses are designed across the levels of Bloom's Taxonomy, so learning moves from understanding through to application, analysis and real-world practice.
Evidence-based and lawful
SEND law content is grounded in the Children and Families Act 2014 and the SEND Code of Practice, with training developed by an IPSEE-trained consultant.
Built on lived experience
Every course is informed by our own experience as parent carers and by the families and professionals we have worked alongside.
Neurodiversity-affirming
We work from a neurodiversity-affirming standpoint — recognising difference, not deficit, and centring the child's voice and wellbeing.
Meet Jess & Nicola
The people behind Simplified Support — and the parents who needed this kind of training themselves.
Jessica Buckle MABP
Consultant in SEND, EHCP Law & Social Care Practice
- IPSEA trained in SEND Law, Levels 1 to 3
- Certified CBT Practitioner
- Member of the Association of Business Psychology
- Parent carer and co-author of Unmasking EBSA
Nicola Middlehurst FMBPsS
Neurodiversity-affirming Psychologist
- Full Member of the British Psychological Society
- Specialist in Autism, Trauma and SEND
- Certified Family Trauma Professional
- Parent carer and co-author of Unmasking EBSA
Why we made the EBSA Support Plan
Parents told us they needed something practical: a way to turn the chaos of school distress into a clear picture they could share with school, health professionals and anyone else supporting their child. The EBSA Support Plan is that tool.
It is not a diagnosis and it is not a replacement for professional support. It is a structured place to start, built on the same understanding behind Unmasking EBSA.