Many children will experience difficulties with their education from time to time. Some, such as children with special educational needs (SEN), have more serious problems where the correct advice and support is essential. Christopher Davidson’s experienced special education law team is dedicated to helping ensure that your child receives the education he or she needs.
Our Cheltenham-based team, headed by Robert Love who is a nationally renowned expert in the field, deals with all aspects of education law, with a particular specialisation in assisting children with special educational needs and providing advice to their parents. We provide an expert legal service to help parents put their case for additional assistance and for appropriate education. In particular we can:-
- advise on how to secure correct special needs provision for your child
- assist parents with appeals to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (SENDIST) providing all the help needed throughout the process including legal representation at appeal hearings
- advise on and oversee the statementing process
- make sure your child gets the help they are entitled to through judicial review
We can also help with other matters such as:-
- funding for post 16 and post 19 educational placements
- home tuition
- claims against schools and local authorities for failure to provide appropriate education or deal appropriately with a child’s disability
- admissions and exclusions
- attendance issues
- other educational claims against local authorities involving matters such as transport, access to funding and other issues
Click here for more information on the assessment process and rights of appeal
For details of the Sendist Tribunal timescales please see our guide
