Appellant was convicted by a jury of aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and harassment. The charges emanated from Appellant’s interference with a work crew attempting to repair a telephone line on her property. The Pennsylvania State Police were present *354to prevent Appellant from obstructing the work crew assigned to the job. During a confrontation between Appellant and the Police, the incident giving rise to the charges occurred.
On appeal Appellant raises one issue. She argues trial counsel was ineffective by failing to advise her of her right to testify. She claims counsel never consulted with her regarding her right to testify at trial, and did not discuss the factors to be considered in making that election. Rather, she states that trial counsel told her she would not testify. In addition, Appellant alleges prejudice because she would have testified that she did not intend to strike the officers nor to resist a lawful arrest.
This case is presented to us in a unique procedural posture. Following the jury’s verdict and before sentencing, new counsel began representing the Appellant. Following sentencing, counsel elected under current Pa.R.C.P. 1410(A)(3) not to file a post-sentence motion, but rather to file a direct appeal.’ After receiving the notice of appeal, the trial judge entered an Order authorized by Pa.R.App.P. 1925(b) directing Appellant to state the matters complained of on appeal. In this statement, the issue of ineffectiveness was set forth. The trial court concluded that it could not address this issue since an evidentiary hearing would be necessary and the case was on appeal. Therefore, there is no record on the question of counsel’s ineffectiveness.
The Commonwealth argues that by failing to present the claim of ineffectiveness in a post-sentence motion, Appellant has waived this issue. It cites numerous cases which hold that claims of ineffectiveness must be raised at the first opportunity, and suggests that we should find that this opportunity arose following sentencing, when a post-sentence motion could have been filed.. While this is an inviting invitation, we decline to adopt this procedural view. We do so for two reasons. First, Rule 1410 does not mandate the filing of a post-sentence motion, and we choose not to create an area where a motion would be required or waiver result. Second, there is no guarantee that new counsel would be retained in *355sufficient time to permit a comprehensive analysis of the record and prior counsel’s stewardship in order to raise the issue. Therefore, we hold that although there may be sufficient time to file a post-sentence motion, claims of prior counsel’s ineffectiveness are not waived where new counsel files a direct appeal.
Here, the trial court directed that a 1925(b) statement be filed. This was done and contained the claim of ineffectiveness. We conclude that raising this issue at that time is sufficient to prevent waiver. Faced with this issue in the 1925(b) statement, the trial court concluded it could not conduct a hearing or otherwise consider the matter, since the case was on appeal. While this is generally a correct statement, we believe that Pa.R.App.P. 1701(b)(1) can be invoked to permit a trial court to conduct an evidentiary hearing, file findings of fact and conclusions of law, and otherwise address an issue of ineffectiveness, only being prevented from entering a dispositional order. Rule 1701(b)(1) permits a trial court, following the filing of an appeal, to take actions that are “otherwise ancillary to the appeal.” Ancillary to resolving the issue presented in this appeal is testimony on the claimed ineffectiveness.
Allowing trial courts to create a record on ineffectiveness after an appeal is filed is in keeping with the goal of eliminating impediments to the timely resolution of issues. Also, by concluding that no waiver occurred in failing to file post-sentencing motions, the possibility of subsequent collateral attacks on convictions is reduced.
We will now address Appellant’s claim. To prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, Appellant must demonstrate 1) that the underlying claim is of arguable merit; 2) that the particular course of action chosen by counsel did not have some reasonable basis designed to effectuate the client’s interest; and 3) that counsel’s actions were prejudicial. Commonwealth v. Meadows, 534 Pa. 450, 633 A.2d 1081, 1087 (1993).
*356We have previously held in Commonwealth v. Neal, 421 Pa.Super 478, 618 A.2d 438 (1992) that a defendant’s decision to testify is ultimately to be made after full consultation with defense counsel. In order to support a claim that counsel was ineffective for failing to call him to the stand, an appellant must demonstrate either that “1) counsel interfered with his client’s freedom to testify, or 2) counsel gave specific advice so unreasonable as to vitiate a knowing and intelligent decision by the client not to testify on his own behalf.” Commonwealth v. Bazabe, 404 Pa.Super. 408, 590 A.2d 1298, 1301 (1991).
Appellant alleges that counsel never discussed with her the right to testify. Appellant, like the defendant in Neal, had no prior criminal record and no experience with the criminal justice system. Neal, supra, 618 A.2d at 440-441. Because appellant’s decision to forego testifying on his own behalf in Neal, was not an informed decision, we granted him a new trial. In Neal, by failing to inform his client of the right to testify on his own behalf, we held that counsel had interfered with appellant’s right. Similarly, in the instant case, we find that Appellant’s claim that she was not informed of her right to testify, possesses arguable merit.
Appellant has also alleged that counsel’s conduct prejudiced her. By being deprived of the opportunity to deny the charges directly and present her version to the jury, this possibility does exist. Appellant therefore satisfies the “prejudice” prong of the ineffectiveness test.
Given the status of the record, we are unable to determine whether counsel had a reasonable basis for his action. Also, because of the newness of these procedures, the' trial court could not have foreseen our holding that it could have conducted an ineffectiveness hearing following the filing of the appeal. Thus a remand is necessary to determine if counsel informed Appellant of her right to testify or was otherwise ineffective in this regard. Therefore, we remand for a determination of trial counsel’s effectiveness. If the court concludes counsel was ineffective, it should vacate the sentence and award a new trial. If it concludes there was no *357ineffectiveness, it should enter an order denying relief, from which a new appeal may be filed.
Case remanded, jurisdiction relinquished.
CERCONE, J., files a concurring statement.