Education Legal Advice for Parents

Our education law solicitors provide a range of education law advice for parents including: SEND advice, EHC plans, school admissions appeals, challenging exclusions and independent review panel hearings.

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Finding your way through the education maze to get what your child needs, can feel like an uphill struggle. We’re here to guide and support you, to help you get the best possible outcome for your child.

Our education law specialist, Polly Kerr, is an expert SEND lawyer with a national reputation. She has acted for many parents and is increasingly recognised for her expertise in dealing with complex cases and her tenacity in addressing provision for children and young people with SEND. Polly has been a governor of a special needs school for over two years and a governor at two mainstream lower schools for over a decade. She has an in-depth understanding of the issues and is committed to a pragmatic approach to education law to achieve the best possible results in a timely fashion and without incurring unnecessary cost.

The team are all so passionate and hard-working. Their dedication to their clients ensures the best outcomes.

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Examples of recent education law cases

Judicial Review – refusal to convene a Governors’ Disciplinary Committee, leading to challenge of a Local Authority and Department for Education
prosecution under Section 444 EA96 – failure to ensure a child’s attendance at school
particularly complex sexual assault case involving a vulnerable child attending special school
damages arising from exposure of children to pornography or oversexualised behaviour at school
failure to supervise and breach of contract – PGCE Student
failure to supervise – PhD student
school transport challenge.

Our education law services

We can help with:

Special Educational Needs (SEN) and disability issues relating to education
obtaining or challenging provision under an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP), including tribunal appeals
supporting you at independent review panel hearings
supporting you to take a decision to judicial review
admissions appeals
challenging exclusions
safeguarding concerns
discrimination in educational settings
breaches of contract by independent schools
disputes regarding student loans
Represent you in prosecutions brought by Local Authorities for offences under the Education Act 1996. Examples of recent education law cases

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Telephone

0800 013 1165

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Bishop’s Stortford
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Cambridge
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