SEND professional portal

The professional portal is a way for agencies such as health, social care and educational settings to complete SEND forms online.

The Inclusion Service (previously the SEND Service) will use the professional portal to delegate forms to agencies. You will get an email to notify you if you have a form to complete.

We will be using this for:

Using the professional portal

Register or log in

If you need to fill in a form on the professional portal you will get an email with a link to the portal. 

The first time you use the professional portal you will need to register for a new account. 

As part of the login process you will get an authentication code by email, which you will need to enter after your email and password, for extra security. We recommend you copy and paste this. You will need to do this each time you log in.

Saving forms

You can save an incomplete form if you need more time to complete it.

Before submitting, we recommend that you use the PDF button to save as PDF if you need a copy of the information as it will not be available after you submit it.

Guidance for educational settings

Education, health and care needs assessment requests

When you are considering submitting a request for an EHC needs assessment contact your allocated SENDO and request attendance at a TAF meeting.

The SENDO will attend the meeting and support you to review the documentation that you wish to submit.

If the SENDO agrees that it would be appropriate to submit a request for an EHC needs assessment, you will then need to complete the EHC Request form and One Page Profile via the professional portal. The form will be available for you to complete for two months.

If you have any questions about the form contact your allocated SENDO.

Education, health and care plan annual reviews

We are currently developing the annual review process with a small number of pilot schools.

Personal education plans (PEP) - children looked after

Separate guidance is available for the revised PEP template and system.

Help

If you are having any difficulties with the SEND professional portal contact the Business Support Team:

  • South – 01772 531 597
  • North – 01524 581 200
  • East – 01254 220 553

If you are having difficulties with the PEP template and system please see the PEP guidance for more information and contact details.