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Welcome to December's newsletter
Welcome to 3PB’s education law team newsletter.
In this edition we celebrate our success in the recent Chambers and Partners and Legal 500
rankings; and Alice de Coverley's appointment as joint chair of Neurodiversity in Law.
We also share with you the recent Ofsted annual report which summarises the results of this year's inspections and presents the findings. Finally, the report on the Children and Families Act 2014 which says that the Act has ultimately failed in meaningfully improving the lives of children and young people.
Case law analysis and articles include:
(1) Sarah Bowen looks at the complex and constantly evolving area of discrimination law and how cases this year have
provided clarification, enforcement and development of the legal principles underpinning claims under the Equality Act 2010.
(2) Alex Leonhardt discusses the Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance on the issue of discrimination
by schools based upon the hair types or styles of its pupils, published following a number of high-profile challenges on the basis of racial and religious discrimination.
(3) Emma Waldron's article The perils and pitfalls of registration with childminding agencies aims to better inform childcare providers and their representatives of the rights that childminders may (unintentionally) be forfeiting should they decide to register with a childminding agency rather than Ofsted.
(4) The outcome of an SEN appeal turns on the quality of the expert evidence. In this article, Matthew Wyard shares his top ten tips to help solicitors practising before the First Tier Tribunal get the
most out of their expert witnesses.
We would like to wish you and your family a very happy and peaceful festive season.
Celebrating success in the Legal 500 Chambers & Partners 2023 directories
We are delighted that nine of our education law barristers are ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners 2023 directories.
The team is "home to 'genuine specialists in education'", supported by 'phenomenal' clerks providing "a fantastic level of service and support".
Alice de Coverley appointed Joint Chair of Neurodiversity in Law
3PB barrister Alice de Coverley has recently been appointed Joint Chair of Neurodiversity
in Law (NDIL). NDIL's purpose is to promote and support neurodiversity within the legal profession and eliminate the stigma often associated with people who think differently. For any inquiries about NDIL and its work, please contact [email protected]
Ofsted Annual Report published
Ofsted has released its annual report, summarising the results of this year's inspections and finding that recovery from the pandemic is a 'work in progress'.
The report looks back at the last academic year, from September 2021 to August 2022. When it began, education and social care providers were still dealing with the pandemic’s very recent aftermath. As it closed, the energy crisis and cost of living pressures were starting to bite, making life harder for the education and social care sectors and testing the resilience of
both.
Report on the Children and Families Act 2014
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Children and Families Act 2014 reports that "the Children and Families Act 2014 has ultimately failed in meaningfully improving the lives of children and young people".
While review of the SEND aspects of the Act was limited, it noted that "the SEND review has taken too long to come to fruition", "there is immense financial strain on the system", and "truly joined up working between education, health and social care remains unrealised".
Top Discrimination Decisions of 2022 - five key cases education lawyers should know
Sarah Bowen looks at the complex and constantly evolving area of discrimination law and how cases this year have provided clarification, enforcement and development of the legal principles underpinning claims under the Equality Act 2010.
Hair styles in school: discrimination, human rights and the new EHRC guidance
Alex Leonhardt discusses the Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance on the issue of discrimination by schools based upon the hair types or styles of its pupils, published following a number of high-profile challenges on the basis of racial and religious discrimination.
The perils and pitfalls of registration with childminding agencies
Emma Waldron's article aims to better inform childcare providers and their representatives of the rights that childminders may (unintentionally) be forfeiting should they decide to register with a childminding agency rather than Ofsted.
Top ten tips for getting the most from SEN expert witnesses
The outcome of an SEN appeal turns on the quality of the expert evidence. In this article, Matthew Wyard shares his top ten tips to help solicitors practising before the First Tier Tribunal get the most out of their expert witnesses.
Meet the team
3PB’s education law team represents parents, pupils, schools and their governing bodies (both from the maintained and the independent sectors), academies, universities and colleges, NGOs including charities, students, teaching and academic staff and local authorities in education law. Barristers also specialise in other complementary areas of law, notably public law, personal injury, human rights, employment and discrimination and misconduct and compliance.
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