Paper Armour
Practical help with SEND, EHCP/IDP/ALN, DLA, PIP and school support paperwork, turning scattered evidence, forms and decisions into clearer letters, next steps and stronger explanations.
Millie has spent 26 years fighting through systems as a parent of three adult children with special needs. Still Fighting is her newsletter for the long middle: the forms, meetings, adult-support cliff edges, stubborn hope and tiny practical steps that keep families moving.
Paid newsletter support helps Paper Armour occasionally offer reduced-fee or no-fee reviews when circumstances allow. Paper Armour is a business and social-impact service, not a charity.
Start with the bit in front of you
Paperwork panic rarely arrives in neat categories. You might have a form, a draft plan, a school email, a meeting coming up, or a letter you know you need to send but cannot face. Start with the bit that feels closest.
You do not need to sound legal. You need to be clear, specific and backed by evidence.
When the form hides real life
DLA forms can make ordinary daily care sound invisible. Paper Armour can help you organise what actually happens, spot missing detail, and explain your child's needs more clearly.
Get DLA form helpWhen a plan feels too vague
If a plan feels vague, weak, missing support, or full of wording that does not match real life, Paper Armour can help you pick through it and turn your concerns into clearer points.
Get EHCP or IDP helpWhen the angry draft needs rescuing
You've written the angry version. Paper Armour can help make it clearer, calmer and harder to ignore, without losing the point of what you need to say.
Get letter helpWhen the meeting is already in your head
Meetings are easier when the key points, questions and evidence are not all floating around in your head. Paper Armour can help you prepare what to say and what to ask.
Get meeting prep helpMost people start with an Initial Support Review. If Paper Armour is not the right fit, you will still receive a brief next-step note where possible.
Start with an Initial Support ReviewA quick sense check
Paper Armour may be a good fit if you have paperwork, emails, forms, draft wording, evidence or a meeting that feels too tangled to deal with alone.
If you are not sure, the Initial Support Review is designed to work out whether Paper Armour can realistically help.
Start with an Initial Support ReviewStart with a paid Initial Support Review, complete the secure intake form and upload the key documents. If Paper Armour can help, you’ll receive a practical next step or quote.
Paper Armour can help organise evidence, improve wording and prepare draft notes or letters. It cannot guarantee an outcome.
Clear evidence helps show needs, impact, gaps in support and the practical reason you are asking for change.
Start small, stay practical, and only move into bigger work where the scope is clear.
£35
A standalone paid first look at your situation, paperwork and possible next step.
Best for: Working out what help is realistic before committing to larger work.
Start with an Initial Support Reviewfrom £45
Tidy, strengthen and clarify a letter or email you have already drafted.
Best for: When you know what you want to say but need it clearer and better organised.
Start with an Initial Support Reviewfrom £75
A new draft letter based on your information, evidence and goal.
Best for: Requests, complaints, follow-up letters and careful first drafts.
Start with an Initial Support ReviewNot sure what Paper Armour can help with, what happens after you submit, or how urgent deadlines are handled?
Start with a paid Initial Support Review. If Paper Armour cannot help, you’ll still receive a brief next-step note.
Start with an Initial Support Review