What is a disagreement resolution service?
Disagreement resolution services provide an informal way of preventing or sorting out disagreements between parents (whose children have SEN) and the LEA or school (this will only include independent schools where they are named in the statement). This is an additional service parents can use if they want to. The service is designed to be a way of resolving problems quickly and informally. Using the service does not affect your right to appeal to the SEN Tribunal. What is the Special Educational Needs Tribunal? The Special Educational Needs Tribunal is an independent body that hears parents’ appeals against LEA decisions on statutory assessments and statements. You can appeal to the Special Educational Needs Tribunal if: • the LEA refuse to carry out a statutory assessment of your child after you have asked them to • the LEA refuse to make a statement for your child after an assessment • you disagree with the description of your child’s SEN, the educational provision set out on the sta
