Appeal against a Tribunal decision `I believe the tribunal has made a wrong decision. Can I appeal?’ You can if there is a legal or procedural error, or a relevant change of circumstance. See appealing against Tribunal decision sendecisions.org.uk/pathway-displa… #send #tribunaldecision

Force for change Parents, carers and SEND organisations need to speak with one voice (?sendact) to petition the Tribunal to implement changes we know would reduce the waiting times, stress, and costs. See recent tweets. #send #tribunalwaitingtimes

Social service child safety `Social services have expressed concerns about the safety of our child, but have not specified what these are.' Your options are outlined in Social services child removal pathway sendecisions.org.uk/admin/creation… #send #childsafetyconcerns

Amazing Grace When I want hope and inspiration, I think of the courage and persistence of parents and carers trying, against the odds, to obtain educational, health and social care provision for children with send. #send #sendparents

Empowerment Knowledge is power and can be acquired. `The readiness is all'. See sendecisions.org.uk #send

I am so grateful to all the parents, carers, sencos, teachers and organisations who have provided feedback on these pathways. This website is now being taken over by the specialist SEN team at University of Liverpool Law Clinic Liverpool Law Clinic Best wishes to you all. Ben Essex

We have been very quiet on here for a while as responsibility for the maintenance of the pathways moved to Liverpool Law Clinic and they were amended. Most pathways have now been updated and the letters expanded. We hope they are useful! #EHCP

We have had lots of queries in our Liverpool Law Clinic about the contents of an #EHCP . This pathway helps you evaluate a draft plan and highlights some issues to look for sendecisions.org.uk/pathway-displa…

We are seeing an increase in cease to maintain enquiries. #EHCP For those dealing with these decisions and no legal support, you may find this useful sendecisions.org.uk/pathway-displa…

You can find lots of template letters to help with various issues. If you are considering asking for an #EHC assessment, you might find this helpful: sendecisions.org.uk/resources/docs…

We are seeing more cease to maintain decisions than we used to. If you want a bit of guidance on that, we have a pathway here: sendecisions.org.uk/pathway-displa…

Legal aid is available for appeals to the SEND Tribunal. Find out more here: sendecisions.org.uk/pathway-displa…

We are seeing quite a few parents with children out of school in our Clinic. If this applies to your child, you may find this useful as a starting point sendecisions.org.uk/pathway-displa…

A huge 98% of parents who go to SEND Tribunal win their appeal, new stats show — yet the number of tribunals has shot up by 24%. More families than ever are being forced to fight for the help their children are legally entitled to. The system is broken. bit.ly/4ajpwZu?df

The average wait for an autism diagnosis in England has hit 300 days, according to new NHS data. That’s up 53% from 12 months prior and exceeds the NICE target of 91 days. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

This time of year is transition review time . Parents may find this pathway to be helpful when thinking about amendments. sendecisions.org.uk/pathway-displa…

Parents & carers of children with #SEND👇 Do you have a child who is unable to attend school? We've written some guidance explaining local authorities’ legal duty to provide alternative education - along with a template letter to help you request it. bit.ly/3SemgWY

If you need help evaluating a draft plan, you might find some of our pathways useful sendecisions.org.uk/pathway-catego…

Many parents will be considering the transition plan for their child’s move to secondary school & thinking about an appeal. Our pathways may help. See here: sendecisions.org.uk/pathway-catego… Merseyside parents, Liverpool Law Clinic has free advice appts available for transition appeals #EHCP

We have updated and refreshed many of the pathways - please do take a look at sendecisions.org.uk