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Reaction to Ofsted review; and the Everyone's Invited website

22nd June 2021

Ofsted's publication of its review on safeguarding policies in state and independent schools and colleges in relation to sexual abuse on 10 June has further emphasised how prevalent sexual abuse is in our education institutions and that steps must be taken to tackle this issue. Head of 海角破解版's Education law group Charlotte Hadfield, Sarah Bowen and Alice de Coverley from 海角破解版鈥檚 Education and Employment & Discrimination teams presented a webinar at 5pm on 21st June...

Judicial Review update: practice and procedure

22nd June 2021

Following the Part 54 Practice Directions revisions of 31st May 2021, which marked some substantial changes to judicial review claims moving forward, specialist judicial review practitioners Mathew Gullick KC, Caroline Stone, Matthew Wyard and Alice de Coverley from 海角破解版鈥檚 Public Law team presented a webinar on the changes on 1st June 2021. Topics for discussion included: The new rules on where to issue your claim The new requirements for pleadings and bundles Urgent applications and...

Welcome to April's newsletter Welcome to the fourth edition of the 海角破解版 Education law team鈥檚 newsletter. You will find this quarter鈥檚 newsletter packed full with 海角破解版 news, analysis and case law updates from John Friel, Emma Waldron, Alice de Coverley, Jennifer Agyekum and Alex Leonhardt. This quarter鈥檚 topics include: two different reflections on a year of virtual hearings, an analysis of R (L, M, P) v Devon County Council [2021] EWCA Civ 358 (regarding statutory...

海角破解版 Education team publishes December newsletter

2nd December 2020

海角破解版's specialist education law barristers have published the third edition of the 海角破解版 Education team鈥檚 newsletter edited by Katherine Anderson. The newsletter features contributions from Charlotte Hadfield, Emma Waldron, Alice de Coverley, Matthew Wyard, and Alex Leonhardt. You will find this quarter鈥檚 newsletter packed full of 海角破解版 news, analysis and case law updates, as well as our opening hours over the Christmas period. The newsletter covers various topics including: School attendance in times of covid-19...

Authors discuss new legal book on school exclusions

26th November 2020

海角破解版 education barristers Charlotte Hadfield and Alice de Coverley marked the launch of their new legal text on 'The Law in Relation to School Exclusions' with a Q&A session led by fellow barrister Lachlan Wilson yesterday (25 November). Exclusion from school is a sanction of last resort that can hugely and adversely impact a pupil鈥檚 life outcomes for many years. Moreover the law relating to school exclusions is a complex tangle of public and regulatory...

海角破解版 Education Barristers author seminal new book on school exclusions and the law

10th November 2020

Education law specialist Charlotte Hadfield, who heads the Education Team, and her barrister colleague Alice de Coverley have co-authored the first book on the law on school exclusion since 2002 - 'The Law in Relation to School Exclusions' published by Law Brief Publishing. The book will be launched officially on November 25 at 5pm in a Q&A interview of both authors via Zoom. Exclusion from school is a sanction of last resort that can hugely...

Five 海角破解版 education barristers ranked in Chambers & Partners 2021 edition

26th October 2020

Chambers & Partners 2021 UK Bar directory lists a record five of our education barristers as leading Juniors or Up and Coming barristers in its latest edition. The directory acknowledges聽鈥樅＝瞧平獍� Barristers is a well-regarded set with a growing presence in the education sector. Members are experienced in the handling of a broad range of matters, including school admissions and exclusions, special educational needs and discrimination claims. The team also offers expertise in disciplinary matters arising...

Welcome to the second edition of the 海角破解版 Education Team鈥檚 newsletter, edited by Matthew Wyard and featuring contributions from Caroline Stone, Katherine Anderson, Emma Waldron, Sarah Bowen, Naomi Webber, Alice de Coverley聽and news about Emma Waldron, Matthew Wyard and Hannah Bush. The past few months have been packed full with news and changes for the sector, with some of the most interesting changes for years, both from a political and legal perspective. Editing this quarter鈥檚...

海角破解版鈥檚 specialist education 聽barristers Alice de Coverley and Matthew Wyard have co-authored a two-part report, for students and schools separately, about today鈥檚 GCSE results day (20 August 2020). This follows their A Level advice guide and webinar earlier this week. The Department for Education (鈥淒fE鈥�) changed its approach in a major U-turn five days after the A Level results were released. The switch to centre assessment grades (rather than the standardised/moderated grades) will apply to...

Specialist 海角破解版 education barristers聽Matthew Wyard聽and聽Alice de Coverley聽hosted a webinar this morning for those affected by last week鈥檚 A-level results. Watch the recording for some useful guidance now that the government has announced its decision to let teacher-assessed grades stand instead of those generated by the central algorithm.

Specialist education law barristers Alice de Coverley and Matthew Wyard have issued urgent advice for students and schools regarding today鈥檚 A-level results. Since the Coronavirus pandemic started, the education sector has had to adapt to new ways of working. This has posed significant challenges for schools and students across the UK. Today (13th August 2020), A-level students will receive their long awaited results for exams they didn鈥檛 get to sit. The guidance is ever-changing and...

海角破解版's Education Team has produced a newsletter featuring contributions from Matthew Wyard, Alice de Coverley, Naomi Webber and Faizul Azman with a foreword from team head Charlotte Hadfield. Read the newsletter here The team has chosen two topics that are related to Covid-19 that we think are here to stay (at least for the next quarter!) and reviewed two new authorities that are unrelated to the pandemic. On the Covid-19 front, Matthew Wyard聽considers the meaning...