Four High Court cases

The extent of IPSEA’s support to parents can vary from a single phone call to long-term support and representation over a number of years.

Occasionally cases arise where IPSEA’s involvement continues to the level of legal action. Often subsequent court judgements provide legal precedents which clarify and improve the law for all children with special educational needs.

Here, we feature four such cases from our files.

• Andrew - Specifying an amount of money or a band is not enough
• Niki - LEAs cannot use cost alone to deny a mainstream place
• Sam - If schools refuse to share the cost of provision, LEAs must pick up the tab
• George - Transport must be non-stressful