SEN LegalAug 14, 20193 minUnlawful Exclusions - 'Off-Rolling'.The Government’s review of school exclusions by former Child Minister, Edward Timpson, was published in May 2019. The report looks at a...
SEN LegalJul 22, 20192 minFurther Education Colleges - An attempt to mislead parents?Some parents appear to be receiving phone calls and letters saying that their Child/Young Person must move on to a Further Education...
SEN LegalJul 3, 20193 minThe Working Document - Potential to settle?As you may remember from the January edition of our newsletter, in 2017/18: Families registered 5,679 appeals with the SEND Tribunal (20%...
SEN LegalMar 19, 20196 minISEND Bulletin – using your children to plug their funding gap.I am sure many of you have seen the “SEND Bulletin: December 2018” released by ISEND at East Sussex County Council (Inclusion Special...
SEN LegalMar 1, 20191 minIf your name isn't on the list you aren't coming in! If you child does not have an EHCP, an important date is upon the horizon. Local Authorities across the country will be sending...
SEN LegalFeb 21, 20192 minAll dressed up and nowhere to go? - Increasing numbers of Tribunal Hearings being postponed.In 2017/2018, over 5,640 Appeals were registered with the Tribunal. It was a considerable increase on the amount in the previous year of...
SEN LegalFeb 11, 20192 minDon't play the waiting game for an EHC Plan.A recent report published by the BBC identified that thousands of children in England with special educational needs are being failed by...
SEN LegalJan 24, 20191 minREMINDER – Transfer Review: Transfer between phases of education.If your child is transferring between phases of education in September 2019, then the statutory deadline by when your Local Authority...
SEN LegalDec 4, 20182 minThe power of a simple Pre-action Protocol Letter.A recent BBC News article (from 4th December 2018) has once again highlighted the scale of our national SEND crisis - with it being...