Tribunal Support
"I would not hesitate to recommend Chris to any Sen parents/carers who are fighting this broken system, Chris has incredible Sen knowledge and with his amazing support, we was at ease, and felt well supported and prepared with Chris during our appeal and Tribunal hearing to which we won the Specialist Independent setting, we can not thank Chris enough!"
I am an established SEN Adviser and Tribunal Representative.
I am also am the author of 'LiStEN to me - A guide to help you get the best SEN support for your child'.
Over 90% of the appeal applications that I write result in the local authority conceding before the tribunal hearing. Since the end of January (2024) 38 local authorities have conceded/ backed down in response to the tribunal appeals which I have written. This has saved the parents from the stress and potential expense of an actual tribunal hearing.
Prior to this role I worked in local authority schools for 18 years, in primary, junior and secondary school settings, and have held the positions of class teacher, SENCo, Head of Teaching and Learning, Assistant Headteacher and Inclusion Leader. I have worked with every year group from Nursery up to and including Year 13.
I have been writing EHCP and Tribunal appeal applications for 10 years, and have successfully helped hundreds of families across the country to secure EHCPs for their children, suitable EHCP content, and suitable school placements.
Through the cases which I have worked on I have secured very unique and high levels of EHCP content for children, including:
- The allocation of 1 to 1 adult support throughout the duration of the school day.
- The allocation of qualified teachers as full time 1 to 1 adults.
- The allocation of two full time 1 to 1 adults across two different settings for 1 child.
- Direct Occupational Therapy and direct Speech and Language Therapy provision.
- Many independent, academy and local authority specialist settings and independent mainstream settings.
- Unique EOTAS packages.
Drawing upon this vast experience I offer established tribunal support services for parents.
Tribunal appeals can cover:
EHCPs - Refusal to assess
EHCPs - Refusal to issue
EHCPs - Content
School placement decisions.
Tribunal appeal application writing service - £300 per 10 hour block.
This includes:
1. Discussions with you by telephone or via video-link.
2. Reading all of the relevant paperwork and reports relating to your child.
3. Writing the tribunal application document. This is typically twenty hours of work.
The appeal applications that I write are typically 4,000 to 14,000 words in length, and make clear references to many aspects of the SEND Code of Practice and the law. This also includes tabulating and labelling all of the relevant attachments relating to your child.
4. Clear instructions on how to submit your appeal to the tribunal service.
5. Once you receive your hearing papers back from the tribunal, this service also includes explaining these documents to you.
Mediation support - £300.
This includes:
1. Consulting with you prior to the mediation session.
2. Reading all of the relevant paperwork and reports relating to your child.
3. Preparing for the mediation session.
4. Attending the mediation session via virtual means.
5. Feedback following the mediation session.
Representation at tribunal - the price for representing you at tribunal ranges between £1600 to £1800 dependent upon the nature and complexity of each individual case - please contact me for details.
My representation service includes:
1. Multiple discussions with you by telephone or via video-link.
2. Reading all of the relevant paperwork and reports relating to your child.
3. Preparing your case for tribunal - approximately 30 hours.
4. Consulting with your witnesses.
5. Briefing you for the tribunal day.
5. Representing you on the day of the tribunal.
6. Feedback following the tribunal hearing.
7. Explaining the tribunal order to you once it has been issued.
Please contact me if you have any questions or if you would like to book!
Many testimonials to the quality of my work can be found on this website and on my Facebook page.
"Chris is really understanding, approachable, responsive and he knows what he is talking about. I have recommended all my fellow parent friends who have children with SEN needs/EHCP to ask him for advice.
Honestly I don't now where I'd be without him. thank you so much Chris, you literally have no idea how much you have taken most of the weight with this. i do appreciate it ...Thank you".