The SEND Complaints Map: Which Door for Which Problem
Most SEND complaints go nowhere because they go to the wrong place. Six doors cover most of it, with four more that…
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When Your Child Cannot Get Into School: The Section 19 Duty Explained
If your child of compulsory school age is not receiving suitable education, and it is not reasonably possible for them to take…
Read More →Part-Time Timetables and Informal Exclusions: What Schools Can and Cannot Do
If a school tells you your child cannot come in tomorrow, or asks you to collect them early because of their behaviour,…
Read More →Reasonable Adjustments at School: The Duty That Does Not Wait for a Diagnosis
A school’s duty to make reasonable adjustments for a disabled child does not wait for a diagnosis, and it does not wait…
Read More →Free School Transport and SEND: Who Qualifies, and the Appeal Nobody Mentions
If your child cannot reasonably be expected to walk to school, the Local Authority may have to arrange free travel and pay…
Read More →The SEND Tribunal Explained: What It Is, What It Costs, What the Numbers Say
What the SEND Tribunal is, what an appeal asks of you in time and money, and what the official figures say, told…
Read More →Refusal to Assess: What the Letter Means and Your Next Three Moves
A refusal to assess is a decision you can challenge, not a verdict on your child: what the letter means, and the…
Read More →EHCP Blanket Policy: What the SEND Code Actually Says
Told the Local Authority does not assess in Reception, or your child must be two years behind? No such rules exist in…
Read More →EHCP Deadline Missed? The Complaint Route, Step by Step
EHCP deadline missed? The complaint route step by step: first letter, Local Authority complaints procedure, then the Ombudsman. England only.
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