Appeals to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal

Appeals to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal

Small-group workshop

APPEALS TO THE SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY TRIBUNAL

  • This workshop is for parents appealing or planning to appeal to the tribunal in relation to provision for their children’s special educational needs, including appeals against refusals to assess, refusals to issue/amend statements and Education Health and Care Plans, and the contents of statements and EHCPs and decisions about school placement
  • Participants are invited to bring along any papers relating to their children’s needs, as there will be time for questions and discussion.
  • Places are limited to a maximum of ten participants because of the interactive nature of the workshop.
  • During the course of the year, we shall also hold workshops on particular topics in greater detail.

Wednesday 20 May

09:30 – 16:30

Location: Fontenay, 11a Creek Road, East Molesey, Surrey. KT8 9BE

Workshop fee: £70 per person

A sandwich lunch will be provided.

To book a place, please fill in the booking form below and send to:

Payment can be made by cheque or online bank transfer (please see booking form).

PLEASE NOTE: Course fees are not refundable. Places are strictly limited and will be reserved once payment is received.

Small-group workshop

APPEALS TO THE SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY TRIBUNAL

Programme

09:30-10:00 Coffee, registration and introductions

Appeals

  • Preparing for appeals
  • Rights of appeal
  • Time limits
  • Mediation or not
  • New evidence needed or not?
  • Writing the appeal to SENDIST. – the structure and content

EHCPs – what to expect

  • The structure of an EHCP
  • Checking the LA evidenceand the background assessments undertaken
  • The pitfalls to avoid
  • Meetings with the LA

Appeals process

  • The appeal timetable
  • LA evidence
  • Getting the right evidence
  • Case statements
  • Working documents
  • Preparing for the hearing
  • Appeal hearings

Please note: there will be overlap of content relating to the above elements of the programme so the order may vary and itwill be adapted to the needs of the small group

15.45 Frequently asked questions

16.30Close

Booking form
Please use a separate form for each person attending
Workshop / APPEALS TO THE SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY TRIBUNAL
Date / Wednesday 20 May 2015
Time / 09:30-16:30
Venue / Fontenay, 11a Creek Road. East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9BE
Name
Address
Post code
Telephone / Mobile
Email
essential / How did you hear of us?
Please indicate if you have any dietary requirements
Please give brief details of your child’s age,needs, and what stage you have reached
I enclose a cheque for £70 or Payment has been by bank transfer (please tick)
Bank Transfer details- Sort Code 20 46 76, Account no 13723615. Please add you name as a reference. Email form back to
Cheques payable to:SOS! Special Educational Needs and send with booking form to SOS!SEN, Fontenay, 11a Creek Road, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9BE

Office: The Gate House | 51 High Street | Hampton Hill | Middlesex | TW12 1N

TRANSPORT TO SOS!SEN OFFICE

11a Creek Road, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9BE

(opposite Hampton Court train station)

By train:Hampton Court is in Zone 6 and you can use Oyster Pay as You Go on trains to Hampton Court.

  • 35 minutes from London Waterloo.
  • You could also get a train to Kingston and then a bus from there.
  • The service is run by South West Trains. Information on planned engineering worksis on their websiteSouthwest Trainsor plan your journey using the TFL journey planner.

By tube:

There is no tube station near Hampton Court. The nearest are Wimbledon (from whereyou can catch the train) or Richmond (then the R68 bus). Both are on the District Line. London Overground services also run to Richmond station.

By bus:

Bus routes from Kingston: 111*, 216*,411*, 461, 513. From Richmond: R68* *These services accept Oyster cards, LT cards, bus passes, Travelcards, Freedom Passes and Saver Tickets. For further information about bus routes please go to theTransport for London website. Buses pull up outside the train station, and the SOS!SEN office is opposite the train station on the other side of the road (grey door).

By car:

 From the M25 take either exit 10 on to the A307 or exit 12 on to the A308.

 From the A3 follow the A309 towards Hampton Court.

Unfortunately there are no direct facilities for parking at our office and we advise that you leave extra time for parking in a car park ( or in a side street. Hampton Court Palace has 204 car parking spaces (daily rate applies).

SOS! Special Educational Needs is a charity registered in England and Wales under no. 1153884

Registered as a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales under no. 08634406

Registered office: 275 Staines Road | Twickenham | Middlesex | TW2 5AY


Location of office: SOS! SEN, Fontenay,11a Creek Road, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 9BE

SOS! Special Educational Needs is a charity registered in England and Wales under no. 1153884

Registered as a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales under no. 08634406

Registered office: 275 Staines Road | Twickenham | Middlesex | TW2 5AY

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