Special Educational Needs

Our Education Team are leading experts in special educational needs (SEN) and disability law. Every child or young person with special educational needs and/or disabilities is entitled to an education that ensures they can achieve the best possible outcome in their learning, future career and life. With an education, health and care plan, a local authority must provide a child or young person with all the support necessary to meet their learning needs.

Unfortunately, many children or young people go without education, health and care plans or are provided with plans that do not provide the provision they desperately need. This should not go unchallenged; it puts their education and future quality of life at substantial and needless risk.

There are many ways of helping parents get the right support, including when necessary, appealing to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal. Our education law team has a proven track record of success and have helped thousands of parents ensure their children get the support they need.

Services we provide:

  • Advice on whether a child or young person may have special educational needs and/or disabilities
  • Advice on whether the provision in a school is meeting a child or young person’s needs
  • Advice on whether a child or young person requires an Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment
  • Advising and conducting appeals to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal over a decision not to conduct an education, health and care assessment
  • Advising and conducting appeals to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal over a decision not to issue an education health and care plan, or over the contents of that plan once issued
  • Advising and conducting appeals against a decision to cease to maintain an education, health and care plan

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What clients say

"There's seamless communication between the lawyers and the paralegal team. They're very efficient, polite and friendly. I cannot fault them."

Education, UK, Chambers & Partners 2023

"The firm is highly knowledgeable in the field of SEN. Their teamwork is amazing - it's well coordinated and they communicate well."

Education, UK, Chambers & Partners 2023

"Thank you so much for your legal and SEN expertise for our son. You made what is a stressful situation agreeable and manageable and we were grateful for your extensive advice and SEN guidance. We would be very glad to highly recommend you to other parents who find themselves in similar situations. "

Client Quote, 2022

"From the very beginning the team at Geldards could not have been more responsive – they listened to what we needed for our child and gave us clear, expert advice. We always felt our child was at the heart of all the work the team did for us and we were delighted with the outcome Adam and the team achieved for us. "

Client Quote, 2022

"We will be eternally grateful and thankful for your help in achieving what J needs to begin his educational journey at his new school, to have the opportunity to fulfill his potential and be happy."

Miss B and Mr S

"Geldards is very effective working with families with vulnerable children, taking a take a careful and efficient approach to billing"

Education, UK, Chambers & Partners 2023

"J is on the right path now - in an environment where he can flourish and it’s making a huge difference to us all. Nobody knows what his future holds but J has the same chances as everyone else now and that’s really life-changing for us all."

Mr and Mrs L

"Thank you for commitment and total understanding, as ever, life is a lesson, we have been tutored well and we feel like we’ve passed our finals! W is so happy, she is a delight to see grow, her confidence, smiles and energy are through the roof. The school is working for her and this hard work will support her going forward. Thank you all again. "

Parents of "W"

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