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What if I do not agree with decisions about SEN provision?

Mediation advice

If it has not been possible to reach an agreement with the Local Authority over the assessment process or the provision of or content of an EHC Plan, you have the right to appeal to SEND.  SEND Tribunal is an independent first-tier tribunal who hear and decide parents or young peoples’ Appeals against the decisions of the Local Authority in relation to special educational needs.

In order to register an Appeal you must first contact an independent Mediation Adviser and obtain a certificate to prove that you have done so. The Mediation Adviser will provide you with factual information about mediation. You do not have to have mediation advice if your appeal is about a placement, the health and social care elements of an EHC Plan, or if it is a disability discrimination claim.

Global Mediation’s Mediation Adviser can be contacted on 0800 064 4488. This service is free of charge and your conversation is confidential.

Useful links:

Appeals to the SEND Tribunal - How to appeal a special educational needs (SEN) decision (SEND37) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

‘How to appeal’ You Tube videos, accessed directly here: Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal - YouTube

Bracknell Forest IASS- Mediaction & Appeals

The attached documents explain what you can do if your child has special educational needs (SEN) or a disability and you are unhappy about the help they are getting.

A young person's perspective of Mediation

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