Training and Legal Support

St Pauls Chambers members provide training and on-going legal advice to local authorities, schools and charities in relation to Education law and Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) issues.

We provide training for local authority officers and SENCOs on areas including:

• Providing EHC Plans for young people with existing statements of SEN
• Ofsted/CQC Local Area SEND inspections
• Preparing for Tribunal cases
• EHC Plans for post-19 students: how Adult Services and Children’s Services should work together for young adults with SEND.

Hannah Lynch has lectured at various conferences on the above issues, including the Jordans 2017 SEN Conference in London.

Hannah has also previously undertaken a part-time secondment to Calderdale Council, advising on preparation for the Ofsted/CQC local area inspection. She is able to provide advice and training in this area, including to local authorities required to prepare a Written Statement of Action as a result of adverse inspection findings.