Advocating on behalf of a family
This guide is for advocates supporting families with school exclusion appeals. It provides guidance on speaking with the family and obtaining authorisation to act on their behalf. It does not cover the full exclusion process - that is explained in the other step-by-step guides, which you can and should use alongside this one. Instead, it focuses only on the additional actions that are specific to an advocate’s role.
Steps in this guide
1
Speaking to the family about the exclusion
2
Obtaining forms of authority
3
Asking the family to keep you up to date
4
Confirming attendance at governing board hearing and IRP