Special Educational Needs Law

JMW Solicitors are experts in all aspects of special educational needs law; for over a decade JMW Solicitors’ medical negligence team has been dedicated to this tricky area of the law.

If you need a solicitor to help enforce your child's special educational needs rights contact our medical negligence team on 0845 872 6666 or fill in our online enquiry form. We’ve assisted hundreds of people just like you. 

Guidance on Special Educational Needs Issues

When a child has special educational needs, parents often struggle to obtain suitable educational provision. Our solicitors' services will make your life easier, advising you when dealing with schools, local authorities and the Special Educational Needs Tribunal (SEND) and ensuring your child receives the help they need.

Our assistance package includes:

• Instructing independent medical experts to prepare reports in relation to your child’s requirements
• Preparation of necessary paperwork
• Preparation of cases for hearing
• Providing specialist representation in negotiations leading to settlement before a hearing
• Instructing barristers to represent your child’s interests at hearings

Our solicitors can also help in:

• Requesting statutory assessments
• Appealing refusals to carry out statutory assessments
• Appealing decisions not to make a statement of special educational needs
• Appealing the contents of a statement of special educational needs
• Appealing decisions not to re-assess special educational needs

Get in Touch

For further information on how our special educational needs solicitors can help you, please don’t hesitate to get in touch on 0845 872 6666 or by completing our online enquiry form.