We provide representation at SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) Tribunals. This involves representing parents of children with hearing impairment who disagree with the choice of school named in their child’s Educational Health Care plan, on the grounds that the school named is acoustically not suitable.
Evidence
We measure noise levels and reverberation times in the schools concerned, prepare a report and proof of evidence. If necessary, we can give evidence at the SEND Tribunal. We have an excellent record of success and a recent Tribunal’s written decision stated:
“We were impressed with the evidence given by Mr James and given the nature of his expertise and the thoroughness with which he conducted the assessment.“
Further information
Further information on the role of the SEND Tribunal can be found on the Government’s Justice website. There is also a wealth of useful information on the website of specialist Education Solicitors SEN Legal.
Article
An article in the BATOD magazine (British Association of Teachers of the Deaf) entitled “Acoustics and SEND Tribunals” can be downloaded here. Other useful resources for parents of children with special hearing needs are the National Deaf Children’s Society and the CICS Group.
Life-changing
At AJA we are proud of what can be achieved, and the following endorsement from parents sums up our hope for every tribunal for which we provide evidence:
“Thank you for your dedication, your care, your belief and for going above and beyond at every step. Thank you for the time you invested, the encouragement you gave and the difference you have made, not just in this outcome, but to ******’s future. What you have done is life-changing and I hope you all know just how meaningful that is.” (Mr and Mrs N…)