A modern, joined-up SEND system for better plans, fairer funding, and better outcomes
Imosphere helps councils transform SEND delivery with a single, connected workflow that links needs → plans → funding → oversight - solving today’s pressures while building a system that’s ready for what comes next.
SEND Reform White Paper 2026
What it means for local authorities – and what councils can do now.
A single, connected, reform-ready SEND workflow
One joined-up system for the SEND journey. Instead of disconnected tools, you get coherent support that improves quality, strengthens accountability, and adapts to future reforms.
Create and maintain high-quality EHCPs
Build consistent, compliant plans that maintain the "golden thread" from needs to provision.
Assure quality, consistency, and compliance
Embed quality standards into every stage of the EHCP journey with systematic checks.
Translate needs into fair, transparent funding
Make defensible funding decisions based on need, with clear rationales and consistency.
Monitor patterns, performance, and outcomes
Track key metrics in real time with insights that support continuous improvement.
SEND is under unprecedented pressure
National reform will take time. But backlogs, tribunals, and budget pressures can't wait. The sustainable path is fixing what you can control today - in a way that prepares you for tomorrow.
Find out how Imosphere can help.
Growing EHCP volumes and review backlogs
Rising demand is overwhelming teams, creating significant backlogs in assessments and annual reviews.
Missed 20-week statutory deadlines
Compliance pressure mounts as authorities struggle to meet legally required timelines for EHCP creation.
Increasing tribunal and complaint risk
Rising appeals and challenges add administrative burden and financial exposure for local authorities.
Inconsistent plan quality and outcomes
Variable standards across plans make it difficult to ensure children receive appropriate support.
Disconnected systems and manual processes
Fragmented tools force skilled professionals to spend time on coordination instead of planning.
Escalating financial pressure and scrutiny
Budget constraints and accountability demands require transparent, defensible spending decisions.
The problem isn't commitment.
It's fragmentation.
SEND professionals are doing the right work in the wrong systems.
EHCP drafting lives separately in one tool or process
Quality assurance happens manually, elsewhere
Funding decisions sit in spreadsheets or separate systems
Oversight and benchmarking are manual and retrospective
Professionals are forced to stitch everything together by hand - increasing workload, inconsistency, risk, and delay.
The SEND Genie Toolkit
A modular suite of connected tools that support high-quality plans, more consistent funding decisions, and clearer insight into outcomes.
Each module can be deployed independently to address immediate pressures, without replacing existing systems.
EHCP Genie
Funding Genie
Insight Genie Lite
Ready to see how SEND Genie Toolkit can work for your authority?
Speak with our SEND experts about free trials
Built with councils, for councils
We don't just provide software. We help councils modernise how SEND actually works.
Working with local authorities to improve assessment frameworks, resource allocation, and decision-making processes.
Assessed using Funding Genie in local authorities nationwide.
Allocated consistently and transparently using Funding Genie, withstanding scrutiny and improving outcomes.
In collaboration with SEND professionals to deliver impact now and align with future SEND reform and digitisation.
See what modern SEND looks like in practice
Whether you're tackling EHCP backlogs, funding disputes, inspection pressure, or system-wide transformation, we'll help you explore the right next step.
Solutions that put people first in social care and SEND.