Specialist SEND workforce consultancy
The right people for assessment, casework, therapy and leadership.
Senbridge works with Directors, Heads of Service and SEND teams in Local Authorities across England and Wales who are managing complex statutory caseload pressures.
If you are an experienced SEND professional, we would welcome a confidential conversation about the work that interests you.
SEND workforce
The workforce pressure facing statutory SEND services is structural. Not cyclical.
Educational Psychology, EHCP casework, therapy, and SEND leadership are carrying sustained pressure in many authorities, often simultaneously. Statutory timescales do not pause when a team is understaffed. Filling an individual vacancy rarely changes the picture, because the strain extends across the entire service.
This is not simply a hiring problem. It is a systems problem. It calls for specialist judgement.
Five areas of statutory SEND service delivery. Each with role-level depth.
Educational Psychology
Principal and Senior EPs for statutory assessment, EHCP review, and service capacity.
- Principal Educational Psychologists
- Senior Educational Psychologists
- Educational Psychologists
- EP service leaders
EHCP Assessment & Writing
Assessment Officers, EHCP Writers, and Review Officers for statutory assessment, plan quality, and annual review programmes.
- EHCP Assessment Officers
- EHCP Writers
- EHCP Review Officers
SEND Casework & Tribunal
Case Officers, EHCP Coordinators, and Tribunal Officers with statutory caseload experience, including complex and contested cases.
- EHCP Case Officers
- EHCP Coordinators
- Tribunal Officers
Therapy & Specialist Practice
Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and other specialist practitioners in LA settings.
- Speech and Language Therapists
- Occupational Therapists
- Other specialist practitioners
SEND Leadership
Interim Heads of SEND, senior SEND leaders, Service Managers, and Transformation Specialists.
- Interim Heads of SEND
- Senior SEND leaders
- SEND Service Managers
- Transformation Specialists
Specialist by design
Deep SEND focus, strong professional relationships, and detailed workforce knowledge make precise matching possible.
We give Local Authority procurement teams clear information on each proposed engagement.
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Focused search.
Every search begins with the service requirement. We then identify the professionals whose experience fits it.
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Market informed.
No two roles are alike. Rates and terms reflect the complexity of the role, the professional's experience, market conditions, and the service's needs.
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Built to last.
Senbridge measures success in years, not engagements. Relationships outlast any single assignment.
Senbridge works selectively, and in depth, with experienced SEND professionals.
Your details are not put forward without a conversation. Potential engagements are discussed with you first.
For SEND professionalsBuilt for the UK and Ireland, honest about where we're ready.
- EnglandLive
- WalesLive (ALN)
- ScotlandIn progress
- Northern IrelandIn progress
- Republic of IrelandIn progress
Commitments
These principles shape how Senbridge approaches each professional relationship and workforce requirement.
- For Local AuthoritiesWe provide clear information on each proposed engagement to support your own procurement review and governance.
- For SEND professionalsYour current employer is not contacted without permission.
- For Local AuthoritiesEach engagement has a clear Senbridge point of contact.
- For SEND professionalsNo introduction is made without your prior agreement.
- For Local AuthoritiesEvery search begins with the service requirement.
- For SEND professionalsThis begins a conversation. It is not an application.
Thinking
Analysis for Directors, Heads of Service, and Commissioners.
Workforce5 min readThe widening Educational Psychologist gap: what Local Authorities can do now
Persistent workforce pressures continue to affect statutory capacity. We examine the structural picture and four practical levers.
Workforce5 min readWhy framework procurement struggles to solve SEND workforce shortages
Policy6 min readWhat the 2026 Schools White Paper gets right about SEND
Focused on statutory reality rather than theory.
Senbridge
Built around the realities of SEND.
Senbridge was founded because specialist SEND workforce challenges deserve specialist attention. The roles carry statutory weight. The decisions behind them still depend on human judgement, exercised by people who understand the work.
A consultancy with genuine SEND focus, strong professional relationships, and the flexibility to accommodate the different needs of each service. The procurement route is whichever best suits the requirement and the authority's own rules. The standard does not change. Every engagement rests on specialist capability and sound professional judgement.
Senbridge was built to address a particular need: dependable access to the specialist professionals that statutory SEND services require in order to meet their obligations.
That is where the consultancy is focused today. Our long-term interest is broader. Coordination, visibility, and the operational conditions in which specialists work all shape what a service can actually deliver. We are interested in helping SEND services work more effectively at every level.
Start a conversation
Tell us about your workforce challenge.
Every conversation begins with someone who understands the statutory context. You will receive a personal and considered reply.
