Understand what's happening
- Possible barriers to attending school
- Patterns of anxiety or emotional distress
- Masking and exhaustion
- Sensory pressures
- Situations that increase distress
- What seems to help your child
EBSA Support Plan by Simplified Support
When school becomes too much, you need to know what to do next.
Understand what might be making school difficult for your child and create a personalised plan to help you move forward.
Start Your FREE EBSA Snapshot
See an Example Support PlanFree. Around 5 minutes. No account needed.
Full Personalised EBSA Support Plan: Just £14.99. One-off payment.
Is your child struggling to attend school, experiencing anxiety, becoming overwhelmed or holding everything together at school before falling apart at home?
Our personalised EBSA Support Plan helps you explore what might be happening, recognise patterns and identify practical next steps to discuss with school.
Because understanding your child's needs is the first step towards getting the right support.
Your child's story, brought together in one clear plan.
Every child's experience of school is different. Your personalised Support Plan brings together the information you share, helping you explore what might be making school difficult and what could help.
Know what to try next
- Practical, manageable next steps
- Support strategies to consider
- Changes that may reduce overwhelm
- What to prioritise
- Adjustments to explore with school
- Areas that may need professional input
Explain your child's needs to school
- A clear summary of the information provided
- Key difficulties and patterns
- Potential areas for reasonable adjustments
- Discussion points for the SENCO
- Information to support collaborative planning
Ellie is a fictional example
Example EBSA Support Plan
Everything you notice about your child - what helps, what triggers them, what school sees - turned into one clear picture you can act on.
What’s standing out
Capacity and overloadVery prominent
AnxietyStrongly present
Relationships and safetyWorth exploring
What seems to help
- Predictability
- Quiet spaces
- Trusted adult
Start here this week
You do not have to do everything. Here are three things you could start with this week.
- 1Reduce morning demands by ten minutes
- 2Ask school for a predictable handover plan
- 3Try a short check-in at the same time each day
Three simple steps towards understanding and support.
- 1
Tell us what's happening
Start with our free five-minute EBSA Snapshot.
Answer straightforward questions about your child's experiences. No diagnosis or specialist knowledge required.
FREE
- 2
Create your Personalised Support Plan
Complete the full questionnaire to build a more detailed picture of your child's experiences, needs, strengths and difficulties.
Receive your personalised plan and practical next steps.
£14.99 ONE-OFF
- 3
Use your plan and track progress
Use the Support Plan to help explain your child's needs and guide discussions with school.
Track patterns and changes with the first 30 days of EBSA tracking included. Continue afterwards only if you choose.
No compulsory subscription.
A personalised EBSA Support Plan for just £14.99.
Not another generic checklist. A practical, personalised plan built around the information you provide about your child.
Personalised EBSA Support Plan
£14.99
One-off payment
- Personalised EBSA Support Plan
- Individual patterns and pressure points
- Understanding what may be contributing to school difficulties
- Practical next steps
- School ready summary
- Report download and PDF export
- First 30 days of EBSA tracking
One payment. No compulsory subscription. Your Support Plan remains yours.
Create My £14.99 Support PlanYour plan is generated digitally from the information your family provides. It is not a clinical assessment, a diagnosis, legal advice or a personal consultation. It is there to support understanding and collaborative planning with school.
From the authors of Unmasking EBSA
Jessica Buckle MABP and Nicola Middlehurst FMBPsS bring together lived experience, SEND law, psychology and practical work with families to help make sense of what sits underneath school distress.
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 for Business Psychology
- Parent carer and co author of Unmasking EBSA
Nicola Middlehurst FMBPsS
Psychologist and System Architect
- 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
Together, Jess and Nicola created EBSA Support Plan by Simplified Support to turn the understanding behind Unmasking EBSA into something families can actually use day by day.
What families say
Genuine Google reviews from families and professionals about Simplified Support as a whole, including our wider SEND and EHCP support - not only this digital EBSA platform.
ETEvelyn Taylor
Today we won my son's tribunal and secured the specialist school placement he needed. I am incredibly grateful to Jessica Buckle of Simplified Support for her support throughout this process. Navigating an EHCP appeal and SEND tribunal can be overwhelming,...
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CFCatherine Flynn
Jess's support has been absolutely invaluable throughout the journey of my son's EHCP process. I couldn't have done it without her! Her email support is transparent, clear and easy to understand. Her communication style works incredibly well for my autistic...
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VFVicky Ferris
I feel incredibly fortunate to have been working with Jess and Nic to put the right plan in place for my daughter. Initially, I was terrified, overwhelmed, and felt completely lost in the process. The support I've received from them has been truly...
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LCLaura Clarke
I took part in a course last night - EBSA It is not bad parenting, it is a stress response. It came at a really good time after my daughter has been out of school since September but had expressed she wanted to go back to school. Her school don't seem to...
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ZPZoe Parker
Jessica at Simplified Support has an immense knowledge of the SEND system. I’ve used many advocate services and in comparison, Simplified Support provided me with an in depth and detailed response to my questions involving a complex lengthy issue. Using this...
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KMKatie Mchale
Simplified support has been a huge help to me while navigating the EHCP & tribunal service. Jessica was nothing short of amazing in terms of supporting me, drafting emails, amending and helping with documents and overall preparation. I would recommend...
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AAAmal Agliow
Thanks for the angel who spoke to me, for the first time I felt that someone is really wanting to help listen and understand.
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CRClaudia Rd
It was very interesting to listen to the talk on EBSA and Applying for an EHCP. I would highly recommend joining in with these courses. Jessica and Nic provide some really helpful suggestions and guidance.
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AMAlison Mansfield
Thank you so much for all your help I was so upset by this process by being given wrong info from the education department but thanks to you for your help I feel so much better and see a way forward x
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HHHolly Hancock
Can not fault Jess and Nicola. They supported us through the SEND tribunal. They were dedicated every step of the way. It was the first time during the process that we had been shown empathy and understanding. They listened too our daughter needs and made...
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CKChloe Kulinski
Such fantastic support and all the scientific side of EBSA is explained so clearly. They're always happy to answer any questions and offer advice which has been very refreshing. I highly recommend the EBSA workshop for anyone wanting to learn more about how...
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RSRuth Seymour
Simplified Support have helped give clarity in what is a really complicated process and given us the confidence and knowledge to try to access the support my child needs. Jessica is very knowledgeable and passionate and ridiculously efficient. Thank you!
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RLRhiannon Lawton
Simplified Support so far have been my mouthpiece, summarising quickly and efficiently what would take days of my time and emotional turbulence to put together for the LA during communications. Their clever methods of analysis have pulled together evidence at...
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DBDonna Bryant
Jessica was amazing with the advice and support she gave me. Extremley. She has gave me some good suggestions and advice on what i should be expecting what support be put in place in the ehcp and fpr it to be more detailed. Gave me some really helpful...
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CWChloe W
I was genuinely scared about what lay ahead. However, the support I received was truly exceptional and went far beyond my initial expectations. Not only did Jess and Nicola provide clear and effective guidance through the main aspects, but they also...
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IBIan Bond
Jess has been so kind and supportive to us and our son. Jess listened to how we were feeling about things that were worrying us with an existing EHCP. With her skills and knowledge she confirmed our worries were justified. This helped to give us the...
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EHErica Howell
I cannot recommend this company enough, their computer support for writing ehcp's has helped immensely to make sure my daughter gets the right support comma and when I needed extra help from my daughter and advice on what to do next I was able to message them...
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BLBecky Lench
Jess has been absolutely brilliant. She really listened to what I needed and expertly translated that into writing for...
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NWNatalie Warren
Having worked closely with Jess, I knew she would be the first point of call for support and help. What she offers is so...
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Start with what you are already seeing.
The free EBSA Snapshot takes around 5 minutes and needs no account. It explores possible patterns - it is not a diagnosis.
Start Your FREE EBSA SnapshotEBSA questions parents ask
What is emotionally based school avoidance?
EBSA describes a pattern where a child finds attending school so difficult, emotionally or practically, that they cannot manage it, even when they want to go. It is a descriptive term, not a medical diagnosis. What is EBSA.
What is EBSA support?
Understanding what is happening, recording it day by day, noticing patterns, building evidence, communicating it clearly to school and reviewing what actually helps. That is exactly what this platform is built to do. EBSA support for parents.
What is an EBSA Support Plan?
A written record of what is making school hard, what has been tried, what helps and what is being asked for next. A parent, carer, school, professional or support service may prepare one. EBSA Support Plans explained.
Who can help parents with EBSA?
Parents and carers, school staff and the SENCO, educational psychology, health professionals, the local authority and specialist support services may all have a role, and it varies by area. What an EBSA assessment can and cannot establish.
What can parents do when a child cannot attend school?
Lower the pressure in the moment, then record what happened the same day: attendance, the gate, symptoms, distress, your child's words, recovery, what you tried and what helped. My child cannot attend school and EBSA and school fines.
EBSA Simplified Support is the practical tool: understand, record, notice patterns, build evidence, communicate and review what helps. It does not diagnose and is not a clinical assessment.
Would you rather talk it through with someone?
This site helps you build the picture yourself. If you want personalised one-to-one help, you can ask Jess directly on our booking site.
Ask Jess on Book Simplified Support