Stone King SEND legal advice retainer for further education institutions

This fixed-fee service offers specialist advice on all types of SEND matters within further education. It gives colleges and post-16 specialist providers quick, concise, and practical advice on issues including:

• Local authority commissioning of places, including “directions to admit” under EHCPs
• Local authority funding rates and disputes
• Course enrolment and continuation for learners with SEND
• Provision to students under EHCPs and through reasonable adjustments
• Other equality issues including positive action
• Behaviour of learners with SEND, including fitness to study processes and use of disciplinary sanctions
• Working with parents of learners with SEND and handling complaints
• Dealing with legal claims, including disability discrimination claims
• College policies relating to learners with SEND

Each client is given a key contact to work with at Stone King, who will also introduce them to other Stone King specialists when required.  

There is no limit to the number of matters that can be raised under this retainer, and its key purpose is to advise as early as possible in matters to save clients time and money in the longer term. The time limit on each matter is two hours, which allows for the vast majority of matters to be covered by the service. If further help is needed after the first two hours of advice, we will agree the cost of that work with the client before it commences.

Contact RogerInman@stoneking.co.uk for further details and a price for this service for your institution (the service is available to both individual institutions and groups).