Discrimination, tribunals, complaints, and your legal options when a school or local authority gets a decision wrong. 8 articles found.
SEND tribunal open caseload hit a record 17,260 in 2025/26, up 43% in a year. MoJ doesn't publish a mean wait for SEND, so we built our own backlog measure from the data.
The SEND Code of Practice is the 2015 statutory guidance every council, school and NHS body in England must have regard to. What it is, and how to quote it.
37% of disabled pupils face bullying. When bullying targets your child's disability, the Equality Act gives you legal routes the school can't ignore.
When SEND support fails, the hardest part is knowing who can actually fix it. Here is which forum handles what, the deadlines, and how to avoid wasting months in the wrong one.
More than 22,000 appeals were registered at the SEND tribunal in England in 2024, and how likely your council is to end up there varies more than twentyfold. Here is the data, council by council.
Appeals to the SEND tribunal hit a record 25,000 in 2024/25, and 99% of the cases that reached a decision went in the family's favour. Here is what the official data shows.
The SEND Tribunal sounds intimidating. But parents win most appeals, and you don't need a solicitor. Here's what actually happens.
The Equality Act 2010 protects your child from discrimination at school. What counts as discrimination, and the steps to challenge it.
