Narrative
Research undertaken at the University of Manchester (UoM) considers the use of mediation for citizen versus state disputes outside the context of the courts, and efforts to render an appeals system less adversarial. It focuses specifically upon dispute resolution concerning Special Educational Needs (SEN). SEN is an area of education decision making relevant to one in five children, in which there is an established right of appeal to a tribunal.The research has impacted on both policy development and practice, in terms of both the guidance given to parents by the tribunal and proposed legislation providing for would-be appellants’ compulsory engagement with the choice of mediation as an alternative to appealing.
| Impact date | 2014 |
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| Category of impact | Political impacts, Societal impacts |
| Impact level | Benefit |
Documents & Links
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Research output
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‘“You’re only going to get it if you really shout for it”: education dispute resolution in the 21st century in England’
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Dispute resolution in additional and special educational needs: Local authority perspectives
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘Resolving Disputes about Special Educational Needs and Provision in England’
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Resolving disputes about educational provision: A comparative perspective on special educational needs
Research output: Book/Report › Book
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'Is mediation in need of promotion?'
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review