EHCP drafting
that holds up
at tribunal.

Sendix maps every provision to statute before it leaves your desk. Upload a plan for an instant audit — or draft one from student data in minutes.

Connects to every major MIS via Wonde

The problem

Behind every tribunal loss is a plan that wasn't written right.

When an EHCP reaches tribunal, the question isn't whether the school cares about the child. It's whether the provision is specific, quantified, and grounded in statute — exactly as the Children & Families Act 2014 requires.

Most plans fail this test. Not from negligence, but because drafting to statutory standard takes legal expertise most SENCO teams don't have time for — and generic AI tools actively make worse, hallucinating references to legislation that doesn't exist.

Sendix is the compliance layer between your student data and a defensible plan. Every clause is verified against statute before it leaves the editor.

87%

of families who challenged their child's EHCP at tribunal won their case in 2022–23.

Source: Ministry of Justice SEND tribunal statistics 2022–23

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Audit Door

See the Audit Door flag a real plan.

Upload the fictional Karl Beede EHCP and watch Sendix map every clause to statute — in seconds, without an account.

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Sendix Audit Door — Karl Beede EHCP (Demo)
FAIL
Section F, Para 3
No quantified provision — 'appropriate support' fails s.37(2)
FAIL
Section F, Para 7
No named specialist — 'school staff' insufficient per CoP 9.69
WARN
Section B, Para 1
Need description lacks specificity against assessed need
PASS
Section A
Child's views adequately documented per CFA s.36(2)
2 critical · 1 warning · 1 passNOT TRIBUNAL-READY

Glass Box

Provision on the left.
Statute on the right.

Every clause in the draft editor is verified against the Children & Families Act 2014 in real time. You see the reasoning — not just the output.

Sendix Glass Box — Section F Provision
Section F
Provision
Saved

Sarah Mitchell (Year 4) requires specialist speech and language therapy to address her identified difficulties with expressive language and social communication.

The school will provide 60 minutes per week of direct 1:1 speech and language therapy, delivered by a qualified Speech and Language Therapist (SaLT).

Sessions will focus on developing functional communication strategies using a Colourful Semantics approach aligned with the Balanced System framework.

Progress will be reviewed termly against SMART targets set in collaboration with the class teacher and SENCO...

Frequency
Weekly
Duration
60 min
Staff
SaLT (Qualified)
LEGAL BASIS VERIFIED
Primary Statute
Children & Families Act 2014
Section 37(2)
Regulation
SEND Code of Practice
Para 9.69
Reasoning

Provision is specific and quantified as required by Section 37(2). Frequency, duration, and staff qualification meet statutory specificity requirements.

Compliance Checks
Provision is specific & quantified
Delivery method specified
Staff qualification stated
Review mechanism included

How it works

Three steps from existing data to verified plan.

01

Connect your school data.

Sendix syncs with your MIS via the Wonde API. No CSV exports, no re-entry. SIMS, Arbor, and Bromcom are all supported — student profiles load automatically.

02

Draft provisions that hold up.

Select a student and section. Sendix generates a baseline provision draft using their assessed needs, then quantifies frequency, duration, and staff qualification against the statutory standard.

03

Verify before anyone signs.

The Audit Door checks every clause against the Children & Families Act 2014 and SEND Code of Practice before export. Flagged items show exactly which statutory test failed and why.

sendix — compliance engine
$connect --mis sims --school "St Mary's Primary"
✓ Wonde handshake complete
✓ 847 student records synced
→ School connected in 4.2s
$draft --student "K. Beede" --section F
✓ Student profile loaded (SLCN, EHCP)
✓ Provision baseline generated
✓ Quantification check applied
→ Draft ready for SENCO review
$ verify --statute CFA-2014 --cop 2015
✓ s.37(2) specificity — PASS
✓ CoP 9.69 quantification — PASS
✓ Audit trail generated
→ EHCP is tribunal-ready ✓

The Glass Box difference

Why not ChatGPT?

Generic AI models hallucinate legal references and fabricate statute citations. Sendix verifies every clause against statute before it reaches the SENCO.

Generic AI (Black Box)
No statutory verification

“The student will receive appropriate support for their communication needs as deemed necessary by the school.”

Hallucinated statutory provision
Vague & unquantified language
No legal basis cited

Legally indefensible at tribunal. No audit trail. No statutory grounding.

Sendix Glass Box
Statute-verified output

“60 minutes per week of direct 1:1 speech and language therapy” meets the specificity requirement of CFA 2014 s.37(2).

Children & Families Act 2014, Section 37
SEND Code of Practice, Para 9.69
Provision is specific & quantified

Every clause grounded in statute. Full audit trail. Tribunal-defensible by design.

Integrations

24,000+ schools,
ready to connect.

Student data flows from your MIS through the Wonde API into Sendix. No CSV uploads, no manual re-entry, no IT overhead.

SIMS by CapitaLargest UK MIS — live
Arbor EducationFast-growing — live
BromcomSecondary specialist — live
Wonde (hub)Secure data layer
Data pipeline
Your MIS
SIMS / Arbor / Bromcom
Wonde API
Encrypted handshake · TLS 1.3
Sendix Engine
Azure UK South · ephemeral
Verified EHCP
Statute-grounded · exportable
TLS 1.3 Encrypted
Zero Data Retention
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SEND Reform

The government's SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan introduces ISPs as a potential alternative to EHCPs for some children. Sendix is building the compliance layer for both — so your documentation holds up regardless of which framework applies. Read the consultation.

Traction & Scope

24,000+
Schools connectable via Wonde
CFA 2014
Primary statute, always current
< 15 min
From student data to verified draft

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