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Author: <span>Nicole Lee</span>
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SIGN THE 2026 PETITION TO SAVE SEND LEGAL RIGHTS!

Author: Nicole Lee

Nicole Lee is a Senior Solicitor and Head of the Legal Team at SEN Legal. She has also been named as a Rising Star in the Legal 500. Nicole represents parents in complex SEND Tribunal Appeals and will very often act in matters which have a complicated social care element, including where there are child protection concerns.
When the LA wants to cease to maintain an EHCP: The law and some top tips
EHCP, special needs, Using SEND Law

When the LA wants to cease to maintain an EHCP: The law and some top tips

By Nicole Lee February 5, 2025 February 5, 2025

SNJ Note: We’ve been hearing of increased attempts by local authorities to cease EHCPs at Post-16 stage. As we are approaching the deadline for post-16 transition EHCPs Nicole Lee, senior …

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EOTAS: Education Otherwise Than At School. What is it, and can I get it?
Columnists, EOTAS, Guest Posts, special needs, Using SEND Law

EOTAS: Education Otherwise Than At School. What is it, and can I get it?

By Nicole Lee November 2, 2021 March 19, 2026

You can also watch Nicole participate in a two-part SNJ Conversation on the subject here. It seems that not a day goes by without a new Ofsted Report, inquiry or …

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  • Beyond EHCPs: Why Inclusion Needs More Than a Document
    By Sharon Smith
    In Co-production, EHCP, Inclusion, Schools White Paper, SEND Education, Sharon Smith, Working with parents
    September 11, 2026
  • The Unacceptable Truth: 20 SEND legal rights at risk from the Government’s SEND reforms
    By Tania Tirraoro
    In EOTAS, Save Our Children's Rights, Schools White Paper, SEND Politics, special needs, Tania Tirraoro
    September 9, 2026
  • How health and family support systems are failing children starting school
    By Twinkl SEND
    In Early Years, Parenting, special needs, Twinkl
    September 7, 2026
  • WEBINAR RECORDING! The implications for children’s legal rights to EHCPs and EOTAS of the Government’s SEND proposals
    By Special Needs Jungle
    In EOTAS, Schools White Paper, SEND Politics, special needs, Webinars
    September 3, 2026
  • When things go right: Shining a light on SEND Practitioners making a positive impact [Giveaway!]
    By Tristan Middleton
    In About Tristan, Columnists, Exemplary Practice, Reviews, special needs
    August 31, 2026
  • From suspicion to support: why the Government’s child protection reforms matter for disabled children
    By Special Needs Jungle
    In Fabricated or Induced Illness FII, Guest Posts, Parenting, SAFEGUARDING, Social care, special needs
    August 28, 2026
  • Have your say on the future of transport for disabled children and young people
    By Special Needs Jungle
    In accessibility, POST16, SEN Transport, SEND & Health Research
    August 25, 2026
  • Unison voices major concerns over SEND reform health plans for sick and disabled children out of school in the EOTAS consultation
    By Special Needs Jungle
    In EOTAS, Health, Schools White Paper, SEND Politics, special needs
    August 24, 2026
  • Top Tips for the EOTAS & EHCP consultation: Protect your child’s rights to statutory SEND support
    By Matt Keer
    In About Matt, EOTAS, Schools White Paper, SEND Politics, special needs
    August 19, 2026
  • Navigating constraints: Why a former PCF chair thinks the current model is missing the mark for families
    By Renata Watts
    In Co-production, Guest Posts, parent-carer forums, special needs
    August 12, 2026
  • Dear Secretary of State for Education, Lucy Powell: an Open Letter from Special Needs Jungle and SEND legal charity SOS!SEN
    By Tania Tirraoro
    In Save Our Children's Rights, Schools White Paper, SEN & Disability Charities, SEND Politics, special needs
    August 4, 2026
  • Research: Disabled young people define inclusive education as “learning in the place that’s right for them”
    By Tania Tirraoro
    In Further Education, Guest Posts, Inclusion, POST16, Schools White Paper
    July 30, 2026
  • Why every child deserves Portage, wherever they’re born
    By Sharon Smith
    In Early Years, Guest Posts, portage, Schools White Paper, SEND Education, SEND Politics, Sharon Smith, special needs
    July 24, 2026
  • Mainstream SEND Funding: A simple explainer, another consultation, and why it really matters
    By Matt Keer
    In About Matt, Schools White Paper, SEND funding, special needs
    July 22, 2026
  • What might the SEND reform proposals mean for specialist tutors, alternative provision and EOTAS?
    By Special Needs Jungle
    In Alternative Provision, EHCP, EOTAS, Guest Posts, Online learning, personal budgets, Schools White Paper, SEND Education, special educational needs, special needs
    July 20, 2026

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Legal FAQs

  • Research: AI, welfare, climate and inequality: What could shape disabled people’s lives in the UK over the next 20 years?
  • The LA responsible for an EHCP does not have to be the same local authority responsible for social care
  • What is the difference between s19 EOTAs and s61 EOTAS in an EHCP?
  • Refused an EHCP for college!
  • Is my ADHD son being discriminated against for his behaviour?
  • Is my ADHD son being discriminated against for his behaviour?
  • How can I ensure my child’s in-school therapy is provided by a professional?
  • Can the LA change the name of the placement in Section I of an EHC Plan?
  • Does the LA have to maintain the provision in the EHCP if parents are home educating?
  • Can you still appeal Section I if your parental choice is named with conditions?
  • What should the school be doing when my child cannot attend school due to their anxiety?
  • If we move abroad, what happens to my child’s EHC Plan?
  • When applying for an EHCNA can we ask the LA to consider our EP report?
  • We have moved from England to Wales where can we get help?
  • Where can I get help with a disability discrimination claim?
  • What can I do if an EHCP has been in the “draft” stage for over 1 year?
  • What type of placement can be named in Section I of the EHC Plan?
  • Can I be forced to send my child to a special school?
  • Can an alternative provision be named in an EHC Plan?
  • How do I request a change of placement?

Resource Listings

  • Dyslexia Action
  • Contact
  • Warm House Discount Scheme
  • Steph’s Two Girls Blog
  • Kleine Levin Syndrome – A parents Guide
  • The Challenging Behaviour Foundation
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  • Special Educational Needs and Disability Local Engagement Resource
  • The British Association for Community Child Health
  • The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Supported Decision Making
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    By Sharon Smith
    In Co-production, EHCP, Inclusion, Schools White Paper, SEND Education, Sharon Smith, Working with parents
    September 11, 2026
  • 20 Rights at RiskThe Unacceptable Truth: 20 SEND legal rights at risk from the Government’s SEND reforms
    By Tania Tirraoro
    In EOTAS, Save Our Children's Rights, Schools White Paper, SEND Politics, special needs, Tania Tirraoro
    September 9, 2026
  • EYFS Teacher with childHow health and family support systems are failing children starting school
    By Twinkl SEND
    In Early Years, Parenting, special needs, Twinkl
    September 7, 2026
  • screenshot from webinar recordingWEBINAR RECORDING! The implications for children’s legal rights to EHCPs and EOTAS of the Government’s SEND proposals
    By Special Needs Jungle
    In EOTAS, Schools White Paper, SEND Politics, special needs, Webinars
    September 3, 2026
  • image of the book cover shows a Black teacher and disabled studentWhen things go right: Shining a light on SEND Practitioners making a positive impact [Giveaway!]
    By Tristan Middleton
    In About Tristan, Columnists, Exemplary Practice, Reviews, special needs
    August 31, 2026
  • a cut-out family graphic overlaid with a gavelFrom suspicion to support: why the Government’s child protection reforms matter for disabled children
    By Special Needs Jungle
    In Fabricated or Induced Illness FII, Guest Posts, Parenting, SAFEGUARDING, Social care, special needs
    August 28, 2026
  • A DISABLED GIRL IN A WHEELCHAIR BEING STRAPPED INTO A WAVHave your say on the future of transport for disabled children and young people
    By Special Needs Jungle
    In accessibility, POST16, SEN Transport, SEND & Health Research
    August 25, 2026
  • ill child in a red colourisation overlaid with the sentences: "who is responsible for providing it""how will it be put in place?” "how will it be put in place?"Unison voices major concerns over SEND reform health plans for sick and disabled children out of school in the EOTAS consultation
    By Special Needs Jungle
    In EOTAS, Health, Schools White Paper, SEND Politics, special needs
    August 24, 2026
  • a light bulb and text saying "top tips" with the post title against a green backgroundTop Tips for the EOTAS & EHCP consultation: Protect your child’s rights to statutory SEND support
    By Matt Keer
    In About Matt, EOTAS, Schools White Paper, SEND Politics, special needs
    August 19, 2026
  • Navigating constraints: Why a former PCF chair thinks the current model is missing the mark for families
    By Renata Watts
    In Co-production, Guest Posts, parent-carer forums, special needs
    August 12, 2026
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