Series
Appeals & Tribunals
When a decision is wrong, this is how you challenge it, step by step, from a refusal to assess all the way to a SEND Tribunal hearing. 6 parts.
- 1Education & School29th March ’26
EHCP Refused? Your Right to Appeal
Between 90% and 98% of refusal-to-assess appeals are won by families. A refusal to assess isn't the end. Here's what to do next.
8 min read - 2Rights & Legal13th May ’26
What Actually Happens at a SEND Tribunal
The SEND Tribunal sounds intimidating. But parents win most appeals, and you don't need a solicitor. Here's what actually happens.
8 min read - 3Rights & Legal10th May ’26
Disability Discrimination at School
The Equality Act 2010 protects your child from discrimination at school. What counts as discrimination, and the steps to challenge it.
6 min read - 4Rights & Legal5th July ’26
Bullying and SEND: Using the Equality Act
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.
5 min read - 5Rights & Legal18th June ’26
SEND tribunal appeals: who appeals, and who wins
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.
6 min read - 6Rights & Legal28th September ’26
How long a SEND tribunal really takes, and how the backlog has grown
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.
6 min read