Support for Students on A-Level Results Day
On 15th August 2024, students across the country who have taken A-Level examinations will be receiving their results. It will be a stressful day for …
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A technical consultation on the VAT and business rates changes affecting private schools
Following our article last month regarding the proposed removal of VAT exemption for private schools and the subsequent success of Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party …
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School Exclusions – what the latest statistics tell us and what to do if your child is excluded from school
As the school year comes to an end, Department of Education latest figures report record numbers of school suspensions and exclusions in England for the …
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How to obtain your right of appeal to the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Tribunal
According to the UK Government website, in the academic year 2022/23, the Tribunal Service recorded 14,000 registered special educational needs appeals, highlighting the increasing number …
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Local Authority demands to end the SEND Tribunal role
The County Councils Network (CCN) and the Local Government Association (LGA) recently commissioned a 166-page report exploring the need for fundamental reform of the SEND …
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What factors must the Local Authority and First-tier Tribunal consider when exercising its SEN functions?
The Children and Families Act 2014 (CFA 2014) is fundamental in governing Special Educational Needs (SEN) law in England. Some aspects of the CFA 2014 …
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