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Use this form to appeal a local authority’s decision not to secure an EHC needs assessment of a child or young person. This form can be used by parents or those with parental responsibility, or by a young person aged...
What to do if you disagree with a decision about an EHC plan: how to appeal, the hearing, what happens if you lose your case
Use this form to appeal a local authority’s decision about a child or young person’s education, health and care (EHC) plan.
Use this form to apply to the tribunal to review a special educational needs case decision because of a change of circumstance.
You need approval by the Welsh Government if you run an independent school in Wales that admits children with special educational needs
When the Department for Education will intervene in a failing or underperforming non-maintained special school (NMSS).
An independent review of the experiences and outcomes of children in residential special schools and colleges, and government response.
How local authorities should report data for the annual special educational needs survey, commonly known as SEN2.
Independent schools for pupils with special educational needs or disabilities, which have been approved under section 41 of the Children and Families Act.
Guide for children and young people with learning disabilities on changes to the special needs educational and disability (SEND) system.
Statutory guidance for professionals supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in residential settings.
Information from the school census on pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and SEN provision in schools.
Support and training materials for schools to help train teachers on relationships, sex and health education.
Information on Ofsted inspections for independent schools that are not members of associations.
Reports on the independent evaluation of the SEND pathfinders programme which tested reforms proposed in the SEND green paper.
By Sharon Gray, YJB Board Member, Education Consultant at Wholehearted Learning and former Head Teacher of special and mainstream schools.
This guide provides an overview of the inspection data summary report (IDSR) for primary and secondary schools, including schools with a sixth form and gives guidance on interpreting the data.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Stout on 31 January 2024.
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