Can We Help You?

Are you the parent of a child who has or who may have Special Educational Needs (SEN). Are you in one of the following situations?

• Requested the LEA to conduct a Statutory Assessment (or Reassessment) of your child's SEN but have been refused?

• Had a Statutory Assessment after which the LEA has refused to make a Statement of SEN and instead issued a 'Note in Lieu'?

• Received a 'Proposed' Statement and have been asked by the LEA to agree it but are not sure whether it is adequate or what you should be saying in response?

• Received a 'Final' Statement but found that the LEA has not named your 'preferred' school in Part 4, or have named your 'preferred' school but put in insufficient support in Part 3?

• Want to appeal to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (SENDIST) but are not sure what to do or how to win your appeal?

• Want to obtain independent expert advice from an Educational Psychologist (EP), Speech and Language Therapist (SaLT), Occupational Therapist (OT) or Physiotherapist (PT) but are not sure who to approach or what you should be asking them to do?

• Want to appeal for an independent/non-maintained special school where the LEA has said that your child's needs can be met in a local maintained school and that it would be an 'inefficient use of resources' or 'unreasonable public expenditure' for them to send them to your preferred school?

• Want to appeal for a mainstream school where the LEA has said that your child's needs can only be met in a special school setting?

• Conducting a 'Home Programme' successfully but the LEA has told you that they can't/won't fund it?

• Requested the LEA to change the name of the school on your child's Statement but have been refused?

• Attended an Annual Review of your child's Statement where all the professionals have advised that your child needs more support and/or a different school placement but have then been told by the LEA that they are not going to amend the Statement?

• Have been told by the LEA that they are going to cease to maintain your child's Statement because their school can provide sufficient support without one or as they are now 16 years old they can go to a local college?

• Feel that your child has been discriminated against in relation to education by a school or LEA because of their disability?

If any of the above situations apply to you and you need expert advice or representation, don't worry any longer because you have come to the right place!

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