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Councils Spend Millions on Legal Disputes for Special Education, Sparking Worries About Misusing Resources

September 29, 2023 in News

Councils in England have come under scrutiny for what some describe as “wasting” significant sums in legal battles with parents and caregivers concerning disability and …

A REFUSAL TO ATTEND SCHOOL – WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES

September 14, 2023 in News

The Guardian recently published an article titled “Children are holding a mirror up to us’: why are England’s kids refusing to go to school?” addressing …

Ofsted officer unfairly dismissed for brushing water from a pupils forehead on a rainy day

August 31, 2023 in News

A former Ofsted inspector, Andrew Hewston, is poised to receive compensation after being terminated for a seemingly compassionate act of brushing rainwater off a school …

Despicable individual upsets cat in class

July 31, 2023 in News

Rye College, a state secondary school in East Sussex, will not undergo an urgent re-inspection by Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and …

The Local Authority’s Duty to Consider a School’s Consultation Response

July 28, 2023 in News

The case of Swalcliffe v Wokingham is interesting as it involves a High Court intervention on a decision by a local authority to concede an …

Local Authority Tells a Teacher To Remortgage Home Following Pronoun Dispute

June 30, 2023 in News

Nottinghamshire County Council has recently threatened a teacher with a “forced remortgage” of her house after she lost a legal dispute regarding the use of …

The Impact of the Education, Health and Care Plan Statistics 2022/2023

June 19, 2023 in News

The Impact of the Education, Health and Care Plan Statistics 2022/2023 The latest annual statistics regarding Special Educational Needs and Education, Health and Care plans …

Changes to the law will lead to more women becoming judges

May 31, 2023 in News

A change in the law aimed at boosting diversity in the judiciary will see more women and state-educated lawyers become judges. Justice Secretary Alex Chalk …

New Tribunal Directions

May 19, 2023 in News

The Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal has substantially amended the directions that they provide at the outset of an appeal, for the first time …

1 in 10 teachers physically assaulted by a pupil in the last year

April 28, 2023 in News

A recent survey suggests more than one in 10 teachers have been physically assaulted by a pupil in the past year. According to the NASUWT …