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…
GRAMMAR SCHOOL PLACES AND APPEALS - MARCH 2017 Many parents will today receive details of whether their child has been allocated at place at the grammar schools where they…