The Upper Tribunal has widened the scope for potential disability discrimination cases relating to exclusions by removing the exemption of pupils who have “a tendency to physical abuse”. In C…
The Upper Tribunal reminded Local Authorities of the need to make EHC plans suitably specific. In B-M and B-M v Oxfordshire County Council (SEN) [2018] UKUT 35 (AAC) HS/3005/2017 the…
The powers of the First Tier Tribunal were extended from 3rd April 2018 as part of a 2 year national trial. The extended powers enable the Tribunal to make non-binding…
What is a Managed Move A managed move is a voluntary agreement between schools, a pupil and their parents that the pupil will be educated at a new school rather…
Stress at Work – A legal overview The problem Stress can adversely affect undermine the quality of an employee’s performance and is a major cause of absence from work, and…
SECONDARY SCHOOL TRANSFERS - 6th April 2018 With many pupils and parents today receiving details of the school where they have been offered a place, Phil Storey, Education Law…
In Hale v Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust UKEAT/0342/16/LA the Employment Appeal Tribunal considered whether a decision to instigate an investigation which resulted in disciplinary proceedings, and the…
On 14 March 2018, the Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of head teacher, for failing to disclose a relationship with person convicted of a sexual offence. In Reilly v Sandwell…
Term time holidays may have just got a lot more expensive following the recent Supreme Court decision in Isle of Wight v Platt[2017]. Whether or not you accept that…
On Saturday 29th April 2017 staff from Bailey Wright & Co Solicitors packed shopping at M & S in Merry Hill on behalf of the firm's nominated charity, YoungMinds. YoungMinds is…