Clear answers about the ASEND SEND assessment platform.

ASEND is a role-based platform for coordinating the operational workflow around SEND and Education, Health and Care needs assessments. It connects participating Councils, specialist Agencies and Educational Psychologists while giving each organisation its own permitted view and actions.

ASEND is designed for SEND and Educational Psychology Agencies, Educational Psychologists and other approved Practitioners, and Council or Local Authority SEND teams.

No. ASEND supports requests, allocation, progress, professional advice, Agency review, Council delivery and financial administration. The responsible Local Authority retains its statutory duties and decisions for EHC plans.

No. Educational Psychologists remain responsible for their professional work. Agencies retain their quality and service responsibilities, and Local Authorities retain their statutory responsibilities.

Council requests, intake checks, EP availability, allocation, milestones, professional advice, report review, Council release, tickets, notifications and connected financial records.

The Limited Launch Promotion is £35 per completed assessment, plus a one-time £1,200 Agency onboarding fee. No VAT is currently added. The offer is available to the first 15 eligible Founding Agency Partners that join by 30 November 2026.

Eligible Founding Agency Partners keep the £35 rate for their first 12 months on ASEND.

Stripe securely collects the onboarding fee and saves the selected payment method. Monthly invoices are based on completed assessments and issued on the Agency's selected invoice day.

The commercial arrangement after the protected period will be confirmed in the applicable Agency agreement and onboarding information.

No. Practitioners cannot create a public self-service account. An EP can book a demonstration and complete controlled registration with ASEND.

After activation, an EP can invite or request a connection with an Agency they work with. The Agency must approve the relationship before Agency-related records become available.

Yes, where each Agency relationship has been separately established and approved. The Practitioner sees only the work permitted through each connection.

Assigned cases, assessment milestones, professional advice or reports, Agency feedback, future availability and approved Agency connections.

Yes. Approved Council users can submit structured assessment requests to participating Agencies through the Council portal.

Council users can see the permitted workflow status and receive advice released by the Agency. They do not receive access to internal Agency management or Practitioner workspaces.

No. Council access is established through a controlled demonstration and onboarding process, including required organisational and identity controls.

Council access can be configured around approved corporate Single Sign On requirements as part of implementation.

ASEND uses role and organisation-based access, controlled document handling, authentication controls and audit records. The public Security and Privacy Overview explains the current approach.

No. Public policies can be read online. Portal-specific documents require the correct access, and controlled legal source files are not offered for download.

The website provides Agency Login, Practitioner Login and Council Login. The ASEND administrative login is intentionally excluded.

No. The public demo request must not contain identifiable information about a child, young person, family, case or assessment.