SENT representation

Although the Special Educational Needs Tribunal (SENDIST) was intended to be suitable for parents to conduct their own case, many find this extremely difficult, particularly as it is a time when you are at your most emotionally vulnerable. In addition, although the Tribunal hearing itself is designed to be informal, many of the stages before the hearing are quite legalistic, and inflexible. We can provide a full package of support, from advising you on how to get to the point where you can appeal, right up to presenting your case in Tribunal. We will advise you whether you need to get any additional reports on your child, and put you in touch with appropriate experts who are experienced not just in your child’s disability but also in presenting evidence at Tribunal. Finally we can represent you at Tribunal and present your case.

We act for parents from all over the country, appearing in Tribunals as far apart as Truro, Portsmouth, Newcastle, and Carlisle. In addition to helping many other parents present successful appeals at Tribunal, we have obtained educational provision worth over £12 million on behalf of 56 children over the last three years.