The advice on these pages may be temporarily affected by the changes in the law due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic – please see here for more information. Read more
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Our main priorities for national SEND policy, along with some of our recent activities in each priority area Read more
You can use this model letter to help you make your request to the local authority, and to set out why you believe your request is reasonable Read more
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Download our latest policy briefings here Read more
A collection of previous updates on our policy work Read more
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Jenny reached out to us late in the process of her daughter’s SEND Tribunal appeal after her local authority had refused to issue an EHC plan Read more
We understand that things don’t always go to plan and there will be occasions when the service we provide fails to meet someone’s expectations. When this happens, we want to be told and we will do our best to put things right if we are at fault, as quickly as possible and to the satisfaction of the person(s) affected. Read more
Thanks to a grant from The Ark Centre, we are pleased to be offering free training to parents and carers of children with SEND who are residents of Essex Read more
We help children and young people with SEND get the appropriate education, training and support which they are entitled to under the law Read more
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A party can only be barred from a hearing by a judge or registrar, not by Tribunal administrative staff. When considering whether to enforce an automatic barring order, the Tribunal must still give consideration to the overriding objective. Read more
When a parent requests a school (of one of the types set out in s. 38(3) CAFA 2014), the ultimate decision to name the school rests with the home local authority. Even if the school and the local authority in which the school is located object, they can be overruled. Read more
SEND law training designed for those navigating post-16 education and training for the first time as well as those who want to refresh their knowledge or gain a greater understanding of the law. Read more
Guidance on bringing a refusal to issue appeal Read more
Split into two half-day training courses, this training covers 'refusal to assess' and 'refusal to issue a plan' appeals, or 'appeals against the contents of a plan' and 'appeals against the name of a school'. Read more