About The SEND Law Company
The SEND Law Company was established by Emma Tennant.
Emma is passionate about helping parents /carers due to her own horrendous experience, when her child was out of school due to Emotionally Based School Avoidance.
After 2 years out of school and the correct support finally in place her daughter is now doing so much better.
You can watch more about how her story unfolded in 2021 by joining her Facebook support group.called The UnwornSchoolShoes.The group has 6000 parents and carers of children that cannot (as opposed to will not) attend school due to poor mental health, anxiety and unmet/undiagnosed Special Educational Needs.
Emma has appeared twice on Channel 5 news discussing the mental health crisis that is happening within schools across the country.
More about Emma..
Emma decided to study law later in life, gaining her Law degree in 2021, from the prestigious Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham.
In 2023, Emma went on to obtain a Distinction in her Masters of Law from the University of Law in Birmingham.
Her dissertation title was ‘A Critical Evaluation of School Attendance Law in England: Is it time for Reform?’
In November 2024, Emma was called to The Bar of England and Wales after completing her academic training to become a Barrister*.
Most attendance law enquiries fall under criminal law i.e. Section 444 of the Education Act 1996.
Emma is able to write and prepare defences for parents facing legal action for these offences.
Emma can and does represent in majority of SEND and Education law matters.
More information on the type of work she does carry out can be found here*
Emma is currently working through Levels 1, 2 and 3 of the SEND IPSEA training.
*It is important to note that Emma has not completed pupillage so does not have rights of audience in criminal or family courts. Please see more information on unregistered barristers by clicking here*.
What makes us different from other law firms?
The Send Law Company strives to make legal advice as accessible as possible to all.
Thousands of parents are often left completely stuck as legal fees and advice can be totally out of reach for them
Another added benefit is that our staff are SEN parents/carers themselves.
We have 100% satisfaction and fantastic feedback. Please see some of our feedback below.
“Thank you very much for the useful and informative session and the information. Very helpful.”
“Thank you so much Emma for sharing your knowledge in this area, which is very hard to find!”
“The zoom call was really helpful and informative. Thank you for your time”
“Hi Emma, thank you so much for getting us out of the hole we found ourselves in when our son stopped being able to attend school. The stress was unbearable but the relief felt when they dropped our prosecution due to your input was immense. Thanks again”
“My partner and I used Emma when our child was unable to attend school. The school ignored our emails but when Emma stepped on our behalf they began to listen, funny that”
“Thank you for writing our assessment request letter to our authority. We are pleased to let you know they have agreed to assess *******”
“ Professional service 10/10 !”
“ Emma is not only a great source of knowledge but the fact she has been through what we are going through makes her service priceless” Thank you so much.
"Emma thats fantastic news, all thanks to you and your hard work
*** now has placement agreed for September"
Contact Us
In the first instance we would suggest you contact us on the details below. Then one of our lovely members of staff will discuss your circumstances and tell you how we can help