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January 13, 2025

Would the attendance of the child or young person be incompatible with the provision of efficient education for others?

This is one of the three legal tests that may apply when naming a school on an EHCP. This legal test requires it being clearly proven ...

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January 13, 2025

Types of Disability Discrimination – Direct Discrimination

This is when the claimant is treated worse / less favourably than someone else because they have a disability. Therefore, they have to be able ...

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January 13, 2025

Mediation (disagreements about SEND provision)

Mediation is similar to, but slightly different from, disagreement resolution. It is where an independent mediator, separate from the council, tries to help parties to ...

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November 10, 2025

What if the LA decide NOT to carry out an EHC needs assessment?

You will be informed in writing if the Local Authority (LA) decide that it is not necessary to carry out an Education, Health and Care ...

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January 13, 2025

Would the attendance of the child or young person be incompatible with the efficient use of resources?

This is one of the three legal tests that may apply when naming a school on an EHCP. This legal test requires a comparison of costs ...

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January 13, 2025

Types of Disability Discrimination – Discrimination arising from disability

This is where the claimant is treated badly not because of their disability but because of something that happens because of their disability. Unlike direct ...

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January 8, 2025

What is a phase transfer (video for Children & Young People)

This video has been created by local Children and Young People. This is one of a series of 3 videos to help children, young people ...

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August 21, 2023

If the LA agree to carry out an EHC needs assessment what happens next?

If the Local Authority (LA) decides to carry out an Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment they will allocate a SEND Officer, who will be ...

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January 13, 2025

Types of Disability Discrimination – Indirect discrimination

This is where a person or organisation has policies, practices or arrangements that seem to treat everyone the same, in an equal and non-discriminatory way, ...

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January 10, 2025

What can and can’t you appeal via the SEND Tribunal?

What can you appeal? You can bring an appeal to the SEND Tribunal if the Local Authority: refuses to carry out an EHC needs assessment or ...

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