(IPSEA) Independent Provider of Special Education Advice

Jointly developed with the Department for Education, the purpose of this training day is to assist local authority decision-makers to interpret and apply the legal requirements of the Children and Families Act 2014 to some key decision points. It will highlight key elements of the legislation, illustrated with practical examples. Aims of this training: To assist local authoriti...

Date: Monday 5 October 2026 Duration: 5.25 hours (09:45 - 15.00, including breaks and Q&A) Format: virtual, via Zoom webinar Thanks to a donation from The The Peter Harrison Foundation, we are pleased to offer this training to parents, carers and young people in the South East of England (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, S...

Using best endeavours to make sure special educational provision is made A key duty for certain settings is the duty to use their ‘best endeavours’ to secure special educational provision for all children or young people who have special educational needs (SEN), for whom they are responsible. This means doing everything that could reasonably be expected of it to meet the SEN of ...

After you send in your appeal form, the SEND Tribunal will register your appeal and will write to you and the local authority (LA) to tell you both what steps needs to be taken and when by. At the same time, the SEND Tribunal will send to the LA a copy of your appeal documents. The SEND Tribunal aims to reply within 10 working days (working days do not include Saturdays, Sundays...