Education Law Update - What’s New?

Introduction

This webinar will provide a review of recent significant case-law in education law over the last twelve months.

This will include judicial review caselaw updates (schools, student finance and special educational needs), updates from the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Tribunal (SEND) and in relation to civil claims including negligence, breach of contract and claims under the Human Rights Act 1998.

The webinar is intended to update practitioners in this area as to recent developments and trends in education law. An excellent way to catch up on what has been happening over the last twelve months.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Student finance updates including consideration of the case of R (Naeem) v Secretary of State for Education [2022]
• School-related judicial reviews including recent judicial consideration of principles of discrimination and issues of ‘safeguarding separation’ as considered in R (CHF and CHM) v Headteacher and Governors of Newick CE Primary School [2021]
• Home-schooling updates and consideration of the remit of local authority duties and powers in this area
• Update on SEN Tribunal case-law including the first reported case on the power of the FTT to make recommendations on health and social care provision in VS and RS v Hampshire County Council [2021]
• Updated case-law on education-related civil claims including in negligence, breach of contract and under the Human Rights Act 1998

This webinar was recorded on 6th June 2022