Q&A: Building Schools for the Future court case – The Guardian
“Details of the judicial review into the government’s scrapping of the school building programme.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: education
Gove loses court battle over cancelled school building projects – The Guardian
“A high court judge has ordered the education secretary, Michael Gove, to reconsider his decision to cancel scores of multimillion-pound school rebuilding projects.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
LSB to quiz all lawyers on parents’ education – The Lawyer
“Lawyers will be asked to reveal where their parents attended university under far-reaching proposals by the Legal Services Board (LSB) to monitor social mobility across the profession.”
The Lawyer, 14th February 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Councils defeat government over school buildings – BBC News
“The government has been defeated in the High Court over the way it scrapped part of England’s school building programme.”
BBC News, 11th February 2011
Source; www.bbc.co.uk
Bill gives heads powers to exclude violent pupils – The Guardian
“Headteachers will be given greater powers to exclude violent and aggressive pupils in a series of major school reforms published today.”
The Guardian, 27th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government sets out proposals for major reform of the student visa system – UK Border Agency
“Tougher entrance criteria, limits on work and an end to students staying in the UK to look for a job are just some of the changes proposed by Immigration Minister Damian Green today as part of a shake-up of the student visa system.”
UK Border Agency,7th December 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Proportion of lawyers educated at public school far outstrips national average – The Lawyer
“The legal profession has become increasingly elitist over the past 20 years, with 15 per cent of lawyers being public school educated while just 2 per cent of the population is.”
The Lawyer, 15th November 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Court victory for independent schools – The Independent
“Independent schools have won a major victory in their campaign to lift threats to their charitable status. They have succeeded in obtaining a judicial review of the way the Charity Commission has been carrying out new ‘public benefit’ tests to determine whether their charitable status is justified.”
The Independent, 8th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Legal action over axing of schools building scheme – BBC News
“Three councils in England have launched legal action over the government’s decision to scrap the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) initiative.”
BBC News, 5th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Attorney General orders review of private school charity rules – Daily Telegraph
“Controversial rules forcing private schools to offer free places to poor pupils could be scrapped after doubts were raised by the Government’s top law officer.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Top Roman Catholic school split by legal battle – Daily Telegraph
“Parents of children at Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, west London, have secured a temporary injunction to stop the Roman Catholic church parachuting in new governors.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina (B) v Islington London Borough Council – WLR Daily
Regina (B) v Islington London Borough Council [2010] WLR (D) 236
“The Education Act 1996 placed no obligation on a local authority to maintain a statement of special educational needs for a young person over the age of 19 or to fund him or her to continue in secondary education.”
WLR Daily, 24th August 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Lord Carlile to investigate abuse at private school – BBC News
“Lord Carlile has been asked to lead an inquiry into child protection at a Roman Catholic private school.”
BBC News, 6th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Local authorities threaten legal action over axed school buildings programme – The Guardian
“At least two councils are taking steps to sue the government in the high court over the cancellation of multi-million-pound contracts to build new schools, it emerged today.”
The Guardian, 5th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family win school catchment spying case – The Guardian
“A family won a landmark ruling today when a council was found to have acted illegally in spying on them for nearly three weeks to discover whether they had lied about living in the catchment area of a top primary school.”
The Guardian, 2nd August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Khyra Ishaq tragedy: ministers urged to tighten law on home education – The Guardian
“Ministers must urgently review the law on home education to prevent further tragedies, the independent review into the death of Khyra Ishaq recommended today.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs pass law paving way for school shake-up in England – BBC News
“MPs have approved legislation which paves the way for a radical overhaul of the school system in England.”
BBC News, 26th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MPs due to vote on England academies reforms – BBC News
“MPs are due to vote on legislation which paves the way for a radical overhaul of England’s school system.”
BBC News, 26th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Academies Bill ‘rushed through’ claim – BBC News
“The government has been accused of rushing through legislation on its academy programme.”
BBC News, 18th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
