Subjects:

Education Law

Contents:

A brief history of education in England and Wales

The key players

Structure of the key players

Structure of the school system

School curriculum, standards and inspections

School admissions

Health and safety, pastoral care and welfare

Attendance Discipline and exclusion from school

Special education needs Special educational needs and social welfare law

Special cases

Further and higher education

Discrimination and Education

Complaints and remedies

Judicial review and statutory appeals

Failure to provide appropriate education

Practical considerations in running an education case

Appendix A - Legislation

Appendix B - Checklists and Precedent letters

Appendix C - Useful names and addresses

Education Law and Practice' is a practical guide to this complicated area of law, for all professionals advising parents and pupils as well as schools and governing bodies.

The work begins with an introduction to the history and structure of the education system before examining the key issues such as admissions, health and safety, attendance, discipline and exclusion, and special educational needs, as well as issues specific to further and higher education. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to take account of recent legislative and case-law developments, and includes a new chapter on discrimination in education

The authors’ explanatory text is complemented by useful precedent letters for professionals acting for parents and pupils, together with relevant consolidated statutory materials.