Mediation certificate

Before most appeals to the SEND Tribunal SEND Tribunal If the council says no, you can appeal to the SEND Tribunal. It is separate from the council, and it can order them to assess your child or to change an EHC plan. Read the full definition of SEND Tribunal in England, you must contact a mediation Mediation A meeting where an independent person helps you and the council try to agree. You must think about it before most SEND appeals, but you do not have to go. Read the full definition of Mediation adviser. The adviser explains how mediation works, and you choose whether to try it. Either way, you are given a mediation certificate, and the tribunal needs to see it before your appeal can go ahead.

You do not have to actually go to mediation to get the certificate, and choosing not to does not count against you. If your appeal Appeal A formal challenge to the SEND Tribunal about a council's EHC decision. It is free to bring, and you do not need a lawyer. Read the full definition of Appeal is only about the school named in Section I Section I of an EHC plan The part of an EHC plan that names the school, or type of school, your child will go to. A school named here must admit your child. Read the full definition of Section I of an EHC plan , you do not need a certificate at all.

The certificate affects your appeal deadline, so once you have decided to appeal, contact the adviser early rather than leaving it to the end.