Mediation Preparation Pack

Who it's for: parents considering or attending SEND mediation before an appeal.

Learning outcomes. Parents will be able to:

• tell mediation advice apart from mediation itself, and know when a certificate is needed
• protect their appeal deadline while discussions continue
• prepare a clear position paper based on evidence
• know what to ask the mediation provider and the local authority beforehand
• check that any agreement is specific, dated and secure

Contents:

1. Start here
2. Mediation advice and mediation
3. Evidence and priorities worksheet
4. Position paper (fillable)
5. Preparation call and questions
6. Agreement check
7. A completed example
8. Before and after checklist
9. Sources and further help

Media: a fillable PDF of 10 pages and about 1,950 words, with 17 text fields and 8 tickable checkboxes.