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FAQS About SEN - all

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FAQs About SEN
​(watch videos here individually or watch them together here)

"WHAT IS ‘SEN’?" 
(53s)

"HOW DO PARENTS OR SCHOOLS TRACK PROGRESS?"
(59s)

"WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU THINK A CHILD HAS SEN?”
​(1m 6s) ​

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FAQs About EHC Needs Assessments
​(watch videos here individually or watch them together here)

"WHAT IS
​AN EHC NEEDS ASSESSMENT" 
​(56s) 

"IF THE LA ASSESS,
DO THEY ISSUE
​AN EHC PLAN?" 
(41s)

“WHAT IF THE LA REFUSES AN EHC NEEDS ASSESSMENT?"
(53s)

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FAQs About EHC Plans
(watch videos here individually or watch them together here)

"WHAT IS AN EHC PLAN?"
​(1m)  

"WHAT IS
​A 'DRAFT' EHC PLAN?"
​(1m 3s) 

"ARE HEALTH AND CARE COVERED BY EHC PLANS?"
​(1m 5s) 

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FAQs About Appeals in the SEND Tribunal (procedure)
(watch videos here individually or watch them together here)

"WHAT IS AN APPEAL TO THE SEND TRIBUNAL?" 
​(1m) ​

"HOW DO YOU APPEAL TO THE SEND TRIBUNAL?" 
​(1m 1s) 

“HOW LONG DOES AN APPEAL TAKE?"
​(1m 6s) ​

FAQs About Appeals in the SEND Tribunal (substantive)

“WHAT MUST THE
​LA PROVE IN SEND TRIBUNAL APPEALS?”
​(1m 1s) 

“DO YOU NEED ADVICE OR REPRESENTATION 
WHEN APPEALING?"
​(1m 3s) 

“WHAT IS
MEDIATION?"
​(1m 10s) 

FAQs About Expert Evidence (in appeals in the SEND Tribunal)

"SHOULD YOU USE THE LA’S EXPERT EVIDENCE IN APPEALS?” 
​(1m 1s) 

"DO YOU NEED INDEPENDENT EXPERT EVIDENCE FOR APPEALS?”
​(1m 10s) 

“SHOULD YOU ASK INDEPENDENT EXPERTS TO VISIT SETTINGS?"
​(1m) 

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FAQs About Secondary Transfers (procedural)
(watch videos here individually or watch them together here)

"HOW DO YOU CHOOSE A SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR A CHILD WITH SEN?"
​(1m 5s) 
​

"WHEN DO YOU DISCUSS PREFERENCE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL?"
​(57s)
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"SHOULD PARENTS COMPLETE A SECONDARY PREFERENCE FORM IF A CHILD HAS AN EHC PLAN?"
​(1m 4s) 

FAQs About Secondary Transfers (substantive)

"IF A CHILD ATTENDS SPECIAL PRIMARY, DO THEY TRANSFER TO  SPECIAL SECONDARY?
(56s)​

"WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCE LA DECISIONS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS?"
(49s)​

"DOES THE LA COMPLY WITH PARENTAL PREFERENCE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS?"
​(1m 2s) 
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FAQs About Appeals for Secondary Transfers (appeals)

"HOW DO YOU APPEAL IF YOU DISPUTE THE LA’s SECONDARY SCHOOL?” 
(52s)

​“HOW LONG DOES AN APPEAL TAKE FOR A SECONDARY SCHOOL  IF A CHILD HAS AN EHC PLAN?" 
(57s)

“ARE DECISIONS QUICK FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL APPEALS IF A CHILD HAS AN EHC PLAN?"
(56s)

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FAQs About Post-16 Transfers
(watch videos here individually or watch them together here)

"DOES THE LA HAVE TO AMEND AN EHC PLAN FOR POST-16 EDUCATION?"
(59s)​​

"HOW DO YOU KNOW IF A POST-16 PROVISION IS SUITABLE?"
(51s)

"WHEN DOES
AN EHC PLAN
​CEASE?"
(59s)​

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FAQs for Education, Health & Care Professionals (assessments)
(watch videos here individually or watch them together here)

"WHERE SHOULD I
ASSESS A CHILD
​OR YOUNG PERSON?"
(42s)​

"WHAT DO I NEED TO DO BEFORE I MEET A CHILD OR YOUNG PERSON?"
(56s)

"CAN I COMMUNICATE
WITH OTHER 
​SEN EXPERTS?"
(51s)​

FAQs for Education, Health & Care Professionals (reports)

"WHAT DO I
​HAVE TO INCLUDE IN MY ASSESSMENT REPORT?"
​(1m 18s)  

"WHAT
IS A
​'STATEMENT OF TRUTH'?" 
(48s)

"WHAT IF I AM ASKED TO ATTEND A TRIBUNAL HEARING?" 
​(1m 5s) 

FAQs for Education, Health & Care Professionals (appeals)

"WHAT IS
MY ROLE
​AT THE HEARING?" 
(31s)

"WHAT IS
A WITNESS SUMMONS?" 
(55s)
​

"CAN I
REFUSE A
​WITNESS SUMMONS?"
(53s) 

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FAQS About Video Hearings (in the SEND Tribunal)
(watch videos here individually or watch them together here.)

“WHY DO WE HAVE
VIDEO HEARINGS IN
​THE SEND TRIBUNAL?”
​(1m 4s) 

“WHAT
EVIDENCE ​IS
NEEDED?”
(57s)

“WHAT SHOULD 
YOU DO BEFORE 
A VIDEO HEARING?”
(56s)

“WHAT ARE
THE BENEFITS OF
​A VIDEO HEARING?”
​(1m 1s) 

“ARE THERE DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER
​TEAM MEMBERS?”
(53s)

“WHAT HAPPENS
DURING A
VIDEO HEARING?”
(58s)

“HOW DO I
PREPARE FOR
​A VIDEO HEARING?”
​(1m) 

“HOW SHOULD 
I PRESENT 
MY EVIDENCE?”
​(1m 1s) 

“WHAT DO I NEED
TO DO DURING
A VIDEO HEARING?”
(57s)

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