National education and disability law firm
Call us today on 01284 723952 or 01223 650857
Why choose us?
"A legal practice built on experience, with a reputation built on success"
At SEN Legal, we understand that having a child/young person with special educational needs can put an enormous strain on families. Not only is meeting a child/young person's special educational needs already a demanding and exhausting task; having to also fight schools/colleges, local authority case officers and/or social care simply to get the support they need (and are often entitled to) can quickly become an overwhelming process.
We know from experience that parents who come to us have many failed promises behind them. Parents often feel that they are ‘strung along’ by the local authority or ‘put off’ from appealing (in the case of SENDT appeals). We also know the resistance to support parents to access provision starts very early on. “You do not have enough evidence for an EHCNA”, “your child is achieving in line with their peers so they do not need additional support” and “you will never get an EHCP” may sound all too familiar to you.
We understand that by the time parents reach us, they are usually at the end of their tether and desperate to persuade their local authority to make appropriate provision for their child/young person's special educational needs - that's where we can help.
How we can help
We take the strain off our clients by running their case in its entirety and dealing with all correspondence on their behalf, allowing them to focus on what’s important - family life.
All of our services and the legal advice we provide is individually tailored, as unique as the clients we represent. We always have at the forefront of our mind, the outcome our clients want to achieve and the most efficient way of doing so.
Right people, right outcome
Many of our staff have personal and professional experience of special educational needs and disability, therefore understand the daily challenges and the problems which can arise.
Our team are approachable, client-focused and supportive. We offer a sympathetic understanding to families who feel they have been let down or treated unfairly by their local authority.
Our values
While we are very proud of our reputation for robust representation for our clients, SEN Legal’s main value is for equality in diversity. We believe that every child/young person has the right to an education and the provision of therapeutic and/or social care input, irrespective of means.
We want the very best for you and your family.
What makes SEN Legal different?
We only represent families & schools. We never act on behalf of local authorities.
Many of our legal team have personal experience of special educational needs and disability.
We do not charge fixed fees - meaning you only pay for what you need.
We have over 20 years experience specialising purely in special educational needs and disability law.
Our success rate for last year was 97%. We have maintained a success rate of over 90% for the last decade.
