A school in the maintained school sector can convert to independent academy status under the Academies Act 2010. Conversion arises once a conversion order is made by the...
Accidents happen in schools Children are often injured without any fault on the part of any person. They are by definition young and inexperienced. Equally, they cannot...
This Practice Note considers the Building Schools for the Future government scheme the current Priority School Building Programme. It also looks at the construction...
Education law treats different categories of school in different ways. The management systems of the school, its funding and the procedures for opening, closing or...
Children's surnames at registration A child's birth must be registered within 42 days of birth.BDRA 1953, s 2 The surname entered on the register is the...
It has been Government policy for centuries to encourage charitable giving. Tax relief plays a key role in this policy. Charities (defined as either corporate bodies with...
Charities can adopt a variety of different legal forms or structures. A charity’s governing documents will depend on the form or structure adopted. In addition, a...
The requirements for reporting and accounting by charities are set out in sections 130–176, Part 8 Charity Accounts, Reports and Returns of the Charities Act 2011 (CA...
The main rights that a child has in school are: • the right to an education, and • the right to receive the level of care and protection which a reasonable parent would...
The Education Act 1996 (EA 1996) imposes criminal liability on a parent who fails to ensure that his child receives regular education. All the offences created by the EA...
General If there are concerns that a child is not being properly educated, but these are part of a wider picture of a child who is more generally suffering (or at risk of...
This Lexis®PSL Local Government future developments tracker is intended to be used to track key upcoming developments of interest to Education lawyers covering the entire...
EHC assessments and the contents of EHC plans The Children and Families Act 2014 (CFA 2014) replaced the system of ‘statutory assessment’ under the Education Act 1996 (EA...
The public sector equality duty Under the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017, SI 2017/353, particular duties are imposed on...
The offences of failing to secure regular attendance at school The Education Act 1996 (EA 1996) imposes criminal liability on a parent who fails to ensure that their...
This Practice Note applies in England only. There are no free schools in Wales. Although the Academies Act 2010 (AcA 2010) does apply in Wales, the provisions for the...