LPEC is an educational consultancy based in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire which is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of vulnerable children and young people including those with special educational needs and disabilities, mental health needs and safeguarding concerns.
It is led by Lorraine Petersen OBE who is lead consultant. LPEC specialises in the provision of training, advice and assistance to early years settings, teachers, schools and local authorities.
She can provide:
- Special Educational Needs and Disability training, advice and support (0-25)
- Mental Health and Wellbeing Training (including Senior Mental Health Lead Training)
- Safeguarding Training including whole school updates and Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) training
- SEND and Safeguarding Reviews for early years settings, schools and local authorities
About Lorraine
Lorraine has 25 years’ experience in the mainstream school environment as a teacher and Head Teacher. From 2004 – 2013 Lorraine was CEO of nasen, a charitable organisation supporting all those who work with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. As a result, Lorraine has many years’ experience of working with pupils with an array of special and additional needs and the teachers, SENCOs and support staff that work with them.
During her time as CEO of nasen, Lorraine worked on a number of projects with various agencies including the Department for Education, the National College of Teaching and Leadership (formally the Teaching Agency) and UKTI. She has been a chair, keynote speaker and workshop facilitator at many national and international events and conferences as well as a consultant for a number of national organisations.
In 2013 Lorraine established Lorraine Petersen Educational Consultancy and currently works independently, delivering training and supporting schools and local authorities with their SEND, mental health & wellbeing and safeguarding policy and practice.
Lorraine is currently delivering a DfE approved Senior Mental Health Lead Training programme on behalf of “Innovating Minds”
Currently she chairs the NSEND Forum and facilitates FLSE .
Celebrating Lorraine’s Success
In 2009 Lorraine was awarded an OBE for her services to education.
In 2010 Lorra
ine was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Education Research Awards and in 2013 the Outstanding Achievement Award at BETT.
In 2015 Lorraine successfully completed the IPSEA SEN Foundation Legal Training and was appointed as an Associate Lecturer at the University of Worcester.
In 2016 Lorraine became an Associate of the Chartered College of Teaching. Lorraine is Chair of Governors at Chadsgrove Special School .She is also an Associate Education Expert with The Key for School Leaders.
Latest Posts:
SEND Reform: Putting Children and Young People First
Consultation Document Summary General Information This will be a decade long reform programme and new legislation is not expected to come into effect until September 2029. Until then the current system – with its existing duties, rights, and funding routes – will remain in place All children and young people who have a special school place in September 2029 will be able to stay in special school until the
LPEC Spring 2026 Update
Dear Colleagues I hope you are all well and have had a good start to 2026. Hopefully the School’s White Paper containing the SEND Reforms will be published very soon. I will send a separate summary once I have read and digested its contents. In the meantime there have been a number of reports and articles, all of which have the same conclusion, the SEND system is in crisis and
Back to School News Update September 2025
Lorraines summary of all thats new in the world of UK SEND
Summer Term 2025 SEND Update
I hope you are all well and enjoying the early sunshine – let’s hope it lasts. In this update I will bring you all of the SEND news from the last few months. Government Ministers have mentioned SEND on numerous occasions but very little action has taken place so we are still not clear about their direction of travel for SEND students going forward. Support for children and young people
