Joanna Goddard

Solicitor (Legal Director), Browne Jacobson

Joanna has over 13 years’ experience in education law, focussing on all pastoral matters such as parental complaints and disputes, behaviour and exclusions, SEN and EHCPs, and with a particular interest in school admissions and equality law matters.

Prior to moving into education law, Joanna specialised in criminal defence for 11 years, and before that spent 7 years working in a family law team, which gives her wider relevant experience to draw on when advising school, academy and multi academy trust clients.

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School admissions in England

Practice Notes

This Practice Note explains that every child of compulsory school age in England must engage in full-time education, sets out the bodies initially responsible for school admissions and summarises issues relating to publishing admissions numbers. It also discusses oversubscription criteria and the application process for pre- and post-16 schooling.

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