Spelt Out
For parents, carers and the professionals who support them
Your child's support, spelt out.
Spelt Out checks an Education, Health and Care Plan against the SEND Code of Practice. Software finds what is vague, missing or in the wrong place. A qualified person checks every report. You get a clear report and a letter ready to send to your local authority.
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Watch the two-minute filmThe law says support must be detailed, specific and normally quantified
Plans that say "access to", "as required" or "regular" are hard to enforce. Families often sense a plan is weak but cannot say what is wrong, and have as little as 15 days to respond to a draft.
How it works
- Upload the plan A PDF or Word file and four quick questions. No account.
- Checked twice Software checks needs, outcomes and provision against the SEND Code of Practice. Then a qualified person checks every finding and approves the report.
- Report and letter A clear report of what to fix, and a letter ready to send to your local authority.
See it in two minutes
The film has no sound. The screens show a made-up plan. Everything it says is written out below.
Read what the film shows
- An EHCP is a legal promise of support. It only works if it is written clearly.
- 718,838 children and young people in England have an EHCP, up 12.5% in a year: the biggest rise since EHCPs began in 2014 (Department for Education, January 2026).
- The law says provision must be detailed, specific and normally quantified. But plans are often full of words like "access to", "as required", "as appropriate", "may be offered", "regular" and "small group". Vague wording is hard to enforce (SEND Code of Practice 2015, paragraph 9.69).
- When families challenge a plan: 25,000 appeals reached the SEND Tribunal in a year, up 18%. 61% were about what the plan says, and 99% of appeals decided went at least partly the family's way (Ministry of Justice, 2024/25 academic year).
- Who has the problem: parents and carers. They can tell a plan is weak, but not what is wrong or what to ask for. They have just 15 days to respond to a draft plan. They pay £145 to over £1,000 for an expert check, and wait 7 days to 2 weeks.
- Who has the problem: advocates, solicitors and charities. They check families' plans line by line, by hand, face rising demand as appeals grow every year, and can only help as many families as their hours allow.
- Spelt Out: software and AI do the legwork. A qualified person makes the call.
- Step 1, upload the plan: PDF or Word, four quick questions, no account.
- Step 2, checked against the law: needs, outcomes and provision, against the SEND Code of Practice. Vague or missing detail is flagged and explained.
- Step 3, a qualified person checks it: they check the findings, edit the wording and approve the report. Nothing is released before that.
- Step 4, a clear report: a grade, each need traced to its support, and what to ask for.
- Step 5, a letter ready to send: asking the local authority for specific changes, in plain English.
- Why it is different: a qualified person checks every report; findings quote the plan word for word; no invented law, because the AI never writes a citation; the full pack of a grade, needs traced to support, suggested wording, questions, key dates and a letter; the plan is deleted as soon as the report is ready; and a free wording check before anyone pays.
- Simple pricing. Parents and carers: £59 per plan, checked by a qualified person, with a report and a ready-to-send letter, aiming for two working days, and a free wording check first. Expert checks elsewhere cost £145 to over £1,000. Advocates, solicitors and charities: £25 per plan. Every plan arrives pre-checked in your review console, you review, edit and sign off, and your clients get the full report and letter (providers' published prices, September 2026).
- Your child's support, spelt out. Pilot launching soon: speltout.co.uk. Parents: join the waiting list. Professionals: become a pilot partner. An information tool, not legal advice.
Why it is different
- A qualified person checks every report before you see it.
- Findings quote your plan word for word.
- No invented law: the AI never writes a legal reference.
- The full pack: a grade, each need traced to its support, suggested wording, questions to ask, key dates and a letter.
- Your plan is deleted as soon as your report is ready.
Pricing
per plan, including VAT, when we open
- Checked by a qualified person
- Report and ready-to-send letter
- Aiming for two working days
per plan, pilot price
- Every plan arrives pre-checked in your review console
- You review, edit and sign off
- Your clients get the full report and letter
For comparison, expert checks we found cost £145 to over £1,000 and take 7 days to 2 weeks (providers' published prices, September 2026).
Questions
Is this legal advice?
No. Spelt Out is an information tool, not a legal advice service. It helps you see what to ask your local authority for. For complex cases, or if you are thinking about an appeal, get independent advice, for example from IPSEA, SOS!SEN or a specialist SEND solicitor.
Who checks the reports?
Every report is checked and approved by a qualified reviewer before you see it. We will say who our reviewers are, and their qualifications, before we open.
Does it use AI?
Yes. AI helps read the plan and software applies the checks, then a qualified person reviews every report. The AI never writes the legal references.
What happens to my child's plan?
It is stored encrypted, checked, and deleted as soon as your report is ready. Your report and letter are kept for 7 days so you can download them, then deleted. You can delete everything yourself at any time.
When can I use it?
We are preparing a small pilot. Join the waiting list and we will email you when we open. Please do not send us your child's plan or any details about your child.
How we use your details (privacy notice)
Who we are. Spelt Out is run by Philip Jacobs. Contact us at hello@speltout.co.uk.
What we collect. What you enter in our waiting-list or pilot form: your email address, whether you are a parent, carer, young person or professional, where your child's plan is in the process and your answers to our questions. For professionals, also your name and organisation. Please do not tell us anything about your child's needs or health.
Why. To tell you when we open and, only if you agree, to invite you to a short conversation about the service. Our lawful basis is your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
Where. Our forms are provided by Tally, which holds your answers for us and stores them in the European Union. We do not sell or share your details.
How long. Until we launch or for 12 months, whichever is sooner. Ask us to delete them sooner at any time.
Your rights. You can ask to see, correct or delete your details, and withdraw your consent. You can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.