Platform route · 5 of 12
Section I placement — the pack library for this appeal
If you disagree with the school or placement named in Section I, this route is already in the platform. Select it below and build your SEND35A appeal from the library.
Appeal deadline: 2 months from the final EHCP. Mediation is not required for a Section I–only appeal, but check your decision letter. If you also appeal other sections, mediation rules for those sections still apply.
£99/year supported platform · £249 Case Clarity Review with an assigned reviewer
This situation maps to
Appeal: Section I placement
One of 12 EHCP routes in the platform — select below to continue.
Library access
What you need for this route is already inside the platform
Gain access to placement-appeal materials — preferred setting suitability, placement comparison, and how to address common LA placement responses.
Draft wording for this route
SEND35A grounds and parent evidence structured around suitability of your preferred placement versus the named setting.
Common council responses
Mapped arguments about cost, suitability and “can be met in mainstream” — with how to address them.
Relevant SEND law
CFA 2014 s.38 (right to request certain schools) and s.39 (when the LA need not name the requested school). For independent schools not approved under s.41, Education Act 1996 s.9 (parental wishes) often still applies — suggested for your pack.
Enter here — free
Select your route and continue
Tap what fits. Continue opens the full route checker so you can finish matching and move into the pack.
EHCP route wizard
Step 2 — pick the closest match
I want to challenge a refusal or EHCP decision
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Example excerpt
Sample grounds wording for this route
Illustrative only. In the platform, wording is drafted for your child's situation — you review before you send.
I disagree with the placement named in Section I. On the evidence, the named setting cannot adequately meet my child's needs as described in the professional advice. My preferred placement is suitable and can deliver the provision required. I am appealing so that Section I names a placement that can secure access to education and the support specified in the plan.
- SEND35A grounds structure
- Placement comparison
- Suitability evidence summary
- Parent evidence summary
- Checks before download
Inside the platform
Build the case in your dashboard
Open the pack for this route, work through each section, edit anything, then download when ready.
Example dashboard — illustrative only
Support while you build
In-platform checks and email support are included with the platform. Want someone to check your completed pack? Add Case Clarity Review.
Supported platform
£99/year
All 12 routes · library access · checks · email support
Case Clarity Review
£249
Platform included · assigned reviewer · prioritised action plan