No – mediation is a voluntary process.

But, if you are considering appealing to the SEND Tribunal, unless you are only appealing about the school named in your child or young person’s EHCP, you will need to get a mediation certificate from Global Mediation.

If you want to appeal to the SEND Tribunal you must contact Global Mediation within 2 months of the decision letter you received from the local authority giving you the right of appeal. This service is free of charge and your conversations with a Global Mediation advisor are confidential.

Who to contact

Telephone: 0800 0644488

E-mail:  sen@globalmediation.co.uk

Website: www.globalmediation.co.uk/service/special-educational-needs-disability/