Course focus

Climate Change Conference

Date:
02 September 2010
Venue:
Eversheds LLP, London
CPD:
5.0

Training programmes

Special Education Needs Conference

The First Tier Tribunal, Procedure, Tips & Tactics

  • Responding to a claim
  • Preparing for a hearing
  • Residential education cases
  • Expert evidence

Fiona Scolding, Barrister, Hardwicke

Substantive Law SEN

  • The Act, regulations and the Code of Practice leading to a final statement
  • The law on statement drafting – what is lawful
  • Amending a statement

Robin Jacobs, Barrister, Hardwicke

DDA cases

  • What does the law currently require of schools
  • What does the law currently require of LAs
  • Changes to the statutory provisions
  • Particular issues in responding to a DDA claim

Clive Rawlings, Barrister, Hardwicke

The Upper Tribunal and Appeals

  • Reviews and Appeals
  • When might LAs challenge decisions
  • What are good grounds of appeal
  • Procedure at the new Upper Tribunal
  • Developing case law

David Lawson, Barrister, Hardwicke

Changes to Post 16 Sector

  • An overview of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009
  • The changing role of Learning and Skills Council
  • The new responsibilities on local authorities
  • The Skills Funding Agency
  • How the new regime ‘may’ look

John McKendrick, Barrister, Hardwicke

At the end of the day there will be an opportunity for question and answer session.

 

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Consistently recognised as one of the country’s leading specialists, Hardwicke’s education law barristers have a reputation for excellence in all areas of Education Law

“helpful, readily available and talented performers’ who 'will fight hard.'
 Chambers UK (2009)

'great campaigners' with 'unquestionable knowledge of policy and procedure'
The Legal 500 (2008)

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