November 9, 2023
SENDIASS Torbay (Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities, Information, Advice and Support Service) We provide impartial information, advice and support to parents/carers & children/young people in ...
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August 26, 2023
Mediation is a way to try to resolve issues quickly. In Torbay we use a mediatory approach and often offer what we call "informal mediation ...
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You first have to contact Global Mediation to request a mediation meeting. They will then contact the local authority and appoint a mediator to your ...
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In this short video a young person explains their experience of mediation.
Read MoreAugust 31, 2023
No - mediation is a voluntary process. But, if you are considering appealing to the SEND Tribunal, unless you are only appealing about the school ...
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The SEND Code of Practice explains that mediation must be considered before you can submit an appeal to the SEND Tribunal. If you want to ...
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August 31, 2023
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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Mediation is not compulsory. But, before bringing an appeal to the SEND Tribunal, you must have contacted the mediation service and received a certificate to prove that ...
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August 31, 2023
The SEND Tribunal looks at the evidence put before it and decides whether the Local Authority (LA) decision followed the law and the SEND Code ...
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To be able to appeal, you must be: a parent. In education law ‘parent’ means you are either a birth parent, have acquired parental responsibility ...
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