What is the SEND Tribunal?
SEND Tribunal is the commonly used term for the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability), which is an independent national tribunal which hears parents’ and young ...
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March 4, 2025
SEND Tribunal is the commonly used term for the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability), which is an independent national tribunal which hears parents’ and young ...
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January 13, 2025
Pupils should be encouraged to give their views in the Annual Review process of their EHCP. The Children & Families Act puts great emphasis on ...
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January 13, 2025
Social Care in Children’s and Adults’ services offer personal budgets in Torbay for a range of short break services, including leisure activities, sitters, personal assistants, ...
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November 10, 2025
Education, Health and Care plans (EHCPs) must be reviewed at least annually to ensure that the parents, the pupil, us, the school and all the ...
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November 4, 2025
A request for an EHC needs assessment (EHCNA) can be make using one of the following forms: Appendix A – parent carer request for assessment of ...
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January 13, 2025
If you can’t reach agreement, you may wish to proceed to make a formal complaint following the individual educational setting complaints policy and procedures. All ...
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January 13, 2025
The Equality Act only protects people who have a disability against these types of discrimination: Direct discrimination (including discrimination by perception and discrimination by association); Indirect ...
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January 13, 2025
When a parent or carer has chosen to write a report to contribute to the Annual Review of their child or young person's EHCP, it ...
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If a child’s parent or a young person makes a request for a particular nursery, school or post-16 institution, of a type described in s.38(3) C&FA ...
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Local authorities have procedures to deal with complaints from children and young people, or from people complaining on their behalf, such as parents and guardians. ...
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