From October to December this year the government opened up for consultation the newly drafted proposed Code of Practice, along with the transition arrangements for the move to Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). We were keen to share our extensive experience through submitting a response to the consultation, and were very interested to read several [...]
The past week has been a real triumph over adversity for us. We have had the usual challenge of an increase in workload just as we go into half-term, with the added excitement of the results of the storm! Some writers have had no power for a number of days and our broadband has been a [...]
At the beginning of September we celebrated all our fantastic achievements over the summer with a lunch party, complete with champagne, certificates and presents and a photographer to capture it all! We had several promotions to celebrate, as our new Trainees are completing the first stage of their training and becoming Standard Writers. We said goodbye [...]
Not only are we celebrating our first month ever to complete over 1000 statements, but we are also very pleased to be starting work with customers on plans for the switch over from statements to Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). Following our meetings with a number of customers, we are delighted to confirm that we [...]
What an amazing achievement – and timed perfectly to coincide with the end of the financial year. This milestone has encouraged us to reflect on our recent successes and consider how we can use our skills to face the exciting new challenges of the year to come. The Children and Families Bill is currently at committee [...]
At IndePenDent Business Services, we pride ourselves on our efficiency of service and quality of statement writing, and believe that the motivation for such success comes from our passion to make a positive difference to children’s lives. In order to improve our insight into the effects of our work, we invited several parents of children with [...]
Happy New Year!! What an incredible and eventful year it’s been, both for us and the country! Here are a few fun facts and highlights of the year: We have produced work for 40 councils and given work to 42 writers This work has totalled over 9000 statements Almost 1900 of these were produced over July [...]
