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Exclusions Support
Welcome to our website.
Welcome to our website.
The need to appeal an application for a
school place is a common one.
Winning a place
through a successful appeal is less so.
Our experienced consultants
can guide and advise you drawing on
years of expertise in school
leadership and governance.
We guarantee honest advice on whether
you have viable grounds for appeal,
and can guide you every step of the way
if we believe that you do.
Our consultants can advise you on the
processes for in-year admissions,
SEND place applications, and selective school
appeals including subject-specialist
academies and grammar schools.
Our typical service to parents considering a
selective school admissions appeal will include:
Post-selection / post-examination advice;
Acquisition and analysis of the school's
Admission Policy and any other relevant policies;
Comprehensive briefing on the applicable
provisions of the Department for Education
School Admissions Code and School
Admissions Appeal Code in the light of the
particular circumstances of the pupil;
Thorough scoping of potential grounds for appeal;
Close analysis of prospective school
specialisms and facilities, to tailor the
individual pupil's application to the
individual school(s);
Preparation of the Statement of Case;
Guidance on selection of evidence and
negotiation of school testimonials;
Compilation of the evidence pack for submission;
Representation at the Appeal Hearing if desired;
Guidance and advice on responding to
questions from the Panel.
Consultancy is provided at a flat rate of
£40.00 per hour, which we believe offers
excellent value and compares extremely
favourably to the cost of legal advice.
Every case is unique and so the provision
of approximate costs is difficult, but at a
broad estimate we would advise families to
anticipate between eight to twenty hours over
up to two months for an in-year admission or
SEND appeal, and between twenty to sixty hours of
consultancy over up to ten months
for a selective school appeal.
For further information on any aspect of
the admission appeal process, follow the link below
or contact our Lead Consultant for Evidencing at
Welcome to our website.
Welcome to our website.
When our children start school, the last thing
on a parent's mind is the possibility that
they may face exclusion. However,
things can and do go wrong for children
from all walks of life, and parents can
unfortunately find themselves called to
attend a Permanent Exclusion Hearing before
members of the school's board of Governors.
Our experienced consultants can
provide insightful guidance for families
on each step of this daunting process, and will
provide honest advice on the viability
of your grounds if you are considering
appealing a permanent exclusion.
On the basis of our consultants' extensive experience
of both chairing and presenting cases before
exclusion hearings, we can advise families on
the processes for Permanent Exclusion Hearings
before a panel of Governors held in school, and
for Exclusion Appeal Hearings at the
premises of the Local Authority.
This typically will include:
Guidance on first actions upon receiving
notification of a permanent exclusion;
Rights of excluded children in law;
Thorough briefing on the Hearing process;
Intensive scrutiny of the evidence pack;
Preparation of the Statement of Case;
Guidance on selection and submission
of evidence where applicable;
Representation at the Hearing(s) if desired;
Guidance and advice post-exclusion and
preparation for appealing where families so choose.
We guarantee to provide families
with honest advice, rooted in our extensive
experience of exclusion hearings and appeals,
about the best approach to take in preparation
for the Permanent Exclusion Hearing and
whether the available evidence supports a
viable basis for appeal.
We will answer any questions you may have
about any aspect of this very difficult
experience for your family, and
will guide you every step of the way with
informed, tried-and-tested advice.
Consultancy is provided at a flat rate of
£40.00 per hour, which we believe offers
excellent value and compares extremely
favourably to the cost of legal advice.
Since every case is unique, the provision
of approximate costs is difficult but at a
broad estimate we would advise families to
anticipate between fifteen to thirty hours of
consultancy over up to three months
for a Permanent Exclusion Hearing which
is subsequently pursued to an Appeal
to the Local Authority.
For further information on any aspect of
the exclusion process, follow the link below
or contact our Lead Consultant for Evidencing at