School Punishes Girl for Wearing Charity Socks
A mother has expressed her frustration after her daughter was punished for wearing brightly coloured socks in support of charity. Caroline Hargadon, 45, said her …
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APPEALING A SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACE
How to win an oversubscribed school appeal On 3 March 2025, parents across England and Wales will receive secondary school admission results. If your child …
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School at Centre of Infected Blood Scandal Faces Legal Action
The Treloar Trust, which runs Treloar’s School and College for disabled children, is facing High Court legal action over its role in unethical medical experiments …
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February 15th deadline for phase transfer appeals
By Saturday the 15th of February 2025, Local Authorities must comply with their statutory duty of issuing final Education, Heath, and Care Plans (EHCP) for …
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Ofsted to Assess SEND Provision for Pupils Not in School
As the number of children with SEND who are not in full-time education continues to rise, Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has released …
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The timescales governing the Education, Health and Care Plan process.
Local Authorities are not meeting their statutory deadlines for assessing a child’s special educational needs, and thereafter if agreed, issuing Education, Health and Care Plans …
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Can an Independent School Be Named in Section I of an EHCP? Understanding Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014
As specialist education law solicitors, we regularly help parents and professionals navigate the complex world of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). One of the …
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Russell Group University to Cut Modern Languages and Ancient History Degrees
Cardiff University, a member of the prestigious Russell Group, has announced plans to cut up to 400 academic staff positions in response to a £31 …
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SEND Tribunal Statistics
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Tribunal Statistics 2023 – 2024: Key Trends Recent tribunal statistics published for the 2023 – 2024 academic year (which …
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Children’s wellbeing & schools Bill
Under proposed legislation recently introduced in Parliament, the right to home education would no longer be automatic for parents of the most at-risk children, under …
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