

SEN Legal has an established reputation in advising Independent Schools, Free Schools, Academies, professional regulatory bodies & parents.
We advise on underfunded EHC Plans, Notional Budgets and the £6,000 cap, misuse of the statutory duty to admit sometimes requiring building works and funding to the detriment of other pupils’ (successful resistance is possible). We also advise schools about maladministration and investigation following complaints to the Standards & Testing Agency (STA), about national curriculum assessments, accuracy or correctness, Admissions & Exclusions, OFSTED, Data Protection, Contract Terms, the Equality Act, Deputyship, DOLS and Restraint.
Having gained a full understanding of all the features of an education organisation that make it different from a work place in commerce or industry, we quietly and discreetly act as legal advisers to independent, maintained and non-maintained schools.
We’re also great at cutting out excess LA paperwork. We start from the proposition that teachers are best doing what they are trained to do. We can sort out the legal minimum and give you more time to do just that.
Legal Services for all types of education provider

Ofsted inspections (including complaints, Judicial Review and Injunctions where appropriate)

Top up funding/delegated budgets and the Local Authorities’
financial obligations

Non-Payment of fees by Local Authorities

Refusal to pay fee increases or requests for fee reductions

Contractual Default Notices

Admission and Exclusion policies

Difficulties with regulatory bodies

NHS Continuing Healthcare

Underfunded EHC Plans

Misuse of statutory duty to admit

The National Contract versus
your own

Demands for cost breakdowns

Complaints to the Education Funding Agency

Disability Discrimination & reasonable adjustments

Safeguarding and DBS checks

Discreet advice and action in relation to sensitive employment and disciplinary issues

DOLS Orders, capacity issues
and best interest decisions

School registration disputes

Data protection compliance

Complaints to the Standards & Testing Agency (STAs)
