‘Holly Littlewood analyses a recent case concerning specificity in the context of “education otherwise than at school” (EOTAS), and an unlawful delegation of responsibility for determining special educational provision in an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th Septembr 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Parents in England whose children miss school face harsher penalties depending on where they live, a BBC Panorama investigation has found.’
BBC News, 30th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A last-minute legal bid to block the teaching of relationships and sexuality education (RSE) in schools has failed. Five parents wanted to withdraw their children from the mandatory lessons from the start of the new term or stop the rollout of RSE altogether in Wales. At the High Court, judge Mrs Justice Tipples said an injunction would cause “very substantial disruption” just days before the start of a new term. A judicial review already granted to the group is scheduled for November.’
BBC New, 1st September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Scotland has made public health history by making it the law for public settings to provide period products.’
BBC News, 15th August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Upper Tribunal has confirmed appeals can be brought against review decisions of the SEN Tribunal for Wales. Matthew Wyard analyses the ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th August 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A council caused a mother “serious distress and anxiety” by failing to provide her daughter, who has special needs, with appropriate education for seven months. Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead will pay the mother £5,250 in compensation for the failures.’
BBC News, 15th August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A mother of a child with special needs has been paid £2,000 by a council for failures involving his education, health and care plan. The mother – known as Ms C – turned to the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman after making a complaint to West Sussex County Council. The ombudsman has upheld her complaint, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.’
BBC News, 4th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘New legislation would give the schools regulator powers to crack down on unregistered schools operating illegally in England, ministers say.’
BBC News, 8th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Smacking and slapping children has been outlawed in Wales, with people told to contact social services or police if they see a parent or carer meting out physical punishment.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The largest further education provider in London, Capital City College Group (CCCG), is to appoint a legal services provider to a £1m, four-year contract.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An Ofsted report into a leading Catholic boarding school has found its safeguarding of pupils was “inadequate”.’
The Independent, 16th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Response to Sewell inquiry also lays out plans for greater police scrutiny and a “model history curriculum.” ‘
The Guardian, 16th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Catholic church has banned a visit to a London school by a gay author and removed a number of governors who supported the event, in a move that has drawn comparisons to the notorious 1980s section 28 ban on “promoting homosexuality”.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A leading London private school has been downgraded by Ofsted for placing more weight on teaching “social justice” than on learning “subject-specific knowledge and skills” while some pupils felt their views were “suppressed” in lessons.’
The Independent, 7th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘This House of Commons Library briefing sets out the system of support for children and young people in England aged 0-25 with special educational needs (SEN).’
House of Commons Library , 1st March 2022
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘A county council has agreed to pay more than £3,600 following a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) investigation into how a teenager on the autism spectrum was left without a significant proportion of his agreed special educational needs (SEN) support for up to three years.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th February 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Parents who choose to home educate but fail to register their child with the local authority in England are likely to face sanctions, under government plans for a compulsory national register of children who are not in school.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A boy with special education needs who received “virtually no” education for two years should be given £6,900 in compensation by Suffolk County Council, an investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has recommended.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th January 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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