We can advise you on relevant considerations to be made when completing a preference form, and how to appeal a decision not to offer a place at a particular school. We can also advise you on how and when you can challenge a decision of the appeal panel through court proceedings, if you are unsuccessful at an appeal hearing.
Advice on how to avoid prosecution by your Local Education Authority for truancy or representation in any criminal proceedings issued in relation to your child's attendance record at school.
We can assist you in making a formal complaint to the school on a number of issues including bullying, strategies used by the school for discipline or if you are concerned that your child has been discriminated against.
We can advise you whether the school have followed the correct procedure when excluding your child and assist you to challenge that exclusion. If the exclusion is in any way linked to a disability that your child suffers we can advise you on disability discrimination claims to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal.
We can offer expertise on the system for obtaining help for children with special needs. We can give practical guidance and assistance on working and negotiating with various parties, including the local authority. We have successfully helped in challenging the proposed contents of Statements of Special Needs by negotiation and have also represented parents through the tribunal service when this has not been possible.
