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SEN FAQs

FAQs About SEN

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"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

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"WHAT IS
​AN EHC PLAN?" 
​(55s) 

"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

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"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 to the SEND Tribunal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“WHAT IS
MEDIATION?"
​(1m 10s) 

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

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FAQs About Secondary School Transfers​ 

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

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

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

"WHEN DO YOU DISCUSS PREFERENCE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL?"
​(57s)
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"IF A CHILD ATTENDS SPECIAL PRIMARY, DO THEY TRANSFER TO  SPECIAL SECONDARY?
(56s)​

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

"SHOULD PARENTS COMPLETE A SECONDARY PREFERENCE FORM IF A CHILD HAS AN EHC PLAN?"
​(1m 4s) 

"DOES THE LA COMPLY WITH PARENTAL PREFERENCE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS?"
​(1m 2s) 
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“ARE DECISIONS QUICK FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL APPEALS IF A CHILD HAS AN EHC PLAN?"
(56s)

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FAQs About Post-16 Transfers

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"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 Professionals

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

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

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

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

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

"WHAT IS
A
WITNESS SUMMONS?" 
(55s)

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

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

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

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