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Legal update: Advocacy and school inclusion

    Features
  • Tuesday, September 26, 2023
    • | CYP Now
Dr Anna Harris, clinical psychologist at Coram’s Creative Therapies team and Qaisar Sheikh, head of education law at Coram Children’s Legal Centre, outline an approach to tackling school exclusion.

Legal Update: Parent power in EHCPs

An important decision from the Upper Tribunal has upheld a holistic interpretation of section 9 of the Education Act 1996, the general principle that children will be educated in accordance with their parents’ wishes, with a duty on the local authority to specify the parent’s preferred school in a child’s education, health and care plan (EHCP) if it is considered suitable for their needs, offers “efficient” education and avoids unreasonable public expenditure.

Legal Update: Rights over exclusions

Machela Boampong, senior paralegal at Coram Children’s Legal Centre, and Dr Simon Gallacher, a freelance education research and policy adviser, on an analysis of school exclusions in North Kensington in London.

School admissions framework: Legal update

The current primary school admissions process continues to lead to poorer outcomes for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children, says Richard Oldershaw of the Child Law Advice Service.

SEN reforms: Fewer than one in five children transferred

    News
  • Thursday, May 26, 2016
    • | CYP Now
Fewer than one in five children with special educational needs (SEN) have been successfully transferred onto an education, health and care (EHC) plan as part of government efforts to transform the system, it has emerged.

Legal Update: Reforming alternative provision

    Other
  • Tuesday, April 26, 2016
    • | CYP Now
Kelly Reeve, senior legal consultant for the Child Law Advice Service, examines the recent proposals for reforming alternative provision and the impact this might have for children at risk of exclusion.

Legal Update: Blocked from higher education

    Other
  • Tuesday, January 5, 2016
    • | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, explains why proposed changes to student support regulations are so significant for young people with immigration issues.

Legal Update: Guidance on pupil exclusions

    Other
  • Tuesday, November 10, 2015
    • | CYP Now
Can pupils be prevented from progressing from year 12 to year 13 at college if they do not achieve good grades? Kelly Reeve, team leader of the Child Law Advice Service, examines the applicable guidance.

Legal Update: Legal win over student finance

    Other
  • Tuesday, August 18, 2015
    • | CYP Now
The Supreme Court has ruled that the eligibility criteria for student loans are unjustifiably discriminatory, explains Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

    Other
  • Monday, July 6, 2015
    • | CYP Now
Children's charities have launched a damning report highlighting the government's failure to prioritise children, reports Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: School governing body reforms

    Other
  • Monday, March 31, 2014
    • | CYP Now
Charlotte Gore, legal officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, considers government proposals for overhauling governing bodies for maintained schools, doing away with the current two-tier system.

Legal Update: Access to sexual health services

    Other
  • Tuesday, March 4, 2014
    • | CYP Now
Elizabeth Yarrow, senior researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, summarises recent research that explores the impact of the law on young people's access to sexual and reproductive health services.

SEN legislation ‘built on quicksand'

    News
  • Thursday, May 10, 2012
    • | CYP Now
Campaigners for disabled children have warned ministers that legislation aimed at simplifying processes for children with special educational needs (SEN) will falter because of widespread reductions in specialist support services.

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