GENERAL ADVICE & TRAINING

Legal claims and challenges against schools are on the increase. As a consequence, Governors and Headteachers need to have access to cost effective legal advice to be able to respond effectively. We provide educational settings with training and legal support on a one off or ongoing basis.

GENERAL ADVICE

We provide general advice to educational settings which cover a wide range of areas including, but not limited to:

Admissions issues and policies
Academy formation
Responding to parental complaints
Governance issues and policies
Change of status and becoming a trust school
Exclusions from school and managed moves
Special Educational Needs disputes
Debt recovery
The legal aspects associated with the termination of employment
Defending Employment Tribunal Claims
Procurement of services and the legal implications (catering/cleaning etc)

We provide general advice either through our One Call Subscription Package or on an hourly rate.

BESPOKE TRAINING

We provide specialist training for educational settings on all areas of the Children and Families Act 2014. This includes, but is not limited to the following:

An introduction to the Children and Families Act 2014 and the key themes arising.
EHC Needs Assessments: Practice and Procedure.
Drafting EHC Plans to ensure legal compliance.
SEN Admissions and disputes.
Managing SEN Tribunal Appeals
SEN Funding and disputes.

We can deliver our training remotely or in person. The costs of our training depend on the number of attendees and the duration of the session. All our training is delivered in accordance with your requirements and we will create and agree a training brief with you. The costs of training can range from £500 to £1,500 per day.

If you would like further information on how we may be able to support you, contact us at advice@sen4you.co.uk or on 01908 082422.