Is your child unable to attend school?

If your child has an EHC Plan and cannot access any school or college due to their special educational needs, mental health or medical needs, you have legal rights.

And you can fight for them yourself.

The EOTAS Roadmap Pack gives you everything a parent needs to request Education Otherwise Than At School from your Local Authority, challenge a refusal, and prepare a SEND Tribunal appeal, all in one place, in plain English.

What's included

1. EOTAS: A Complete Educational Guide Plain English explanation of exactly what EOTAS is, how the legal test works, the key legislation, and the pieces of case law every parent should know.

2. EOTAS Proposal - Completed Example A fully written, 13-page example proposal using a realistic fictional case, so you can see exactly what a well argued, legally robust EOTAS proposal looks like before you write your own.

3. EOTAS Proposal - Editable Template A clean, ready-to-complete Word document with placeholders throughout and practical guidance notes in every section. Covers all five parts: summary, legal framework, why school is inappropriate, proposed EOTAS package, and Section F wording.

4. Grounds of Appeal - Completed Example A fully written example set of appeal grounds covering all four Tribunal grounds Sections B, F, G and I; showing how to challenge an inadequate EHCP in full.

5. Grounds of Appeal - Editable Template Your ready-to-use appeal document, structured for the SEND First-Tier Tribunal. Includes legal framework, all four grounds, and a proposed Section F.

6. Fully Costed EOTAS Package - Editable A costed provision package map showing every element of the proposed package with annual costs, funding sources and  provider specifications etc.

Submit alongside your proposal to show the LA exactly what it is being asked to fund.

7. The EOTAS Roadmap -  Personal Action Plan Your step-by-step guide from first request to post Tribunal implementation.

8 stages, tick-box action tables, an appeal deadline calculator you complete on the day you receive the decision, and a directions tracker to manage your Tribunal case management deadlines.

8. Finding and Commissioning Providers - A practical walkthrough covering how to find a specialist tutor, therapist, OT, SALT and key adult ,where to look, what qualifications to check, what red flags to avoid - plus four ready-to-send email templates for approaching providers and requesting formal quotes.

Who is this for?

✓ Parents and carers whose child has an EHC Plan and is unable to attend school

✓ Families who have been told EOTAS "isn't funded" or "isn't possible"

✓ Parents whose LA has named a school their child cannot attend

✓ Anyone preparing for or considering a SEND Tribunal appeal

✓ Families who want to understand their rights before instructing a solicitor

All editable documents are provided in Microsoft Word format. Read-only versions are included as PDFs.

For parents who can't access advocacy or legal support but know what their child needs , this toolkit gives you the legal knowledge, the templates, and the step-by-step guidance to do it yourself with confidence.