Special Educational Needs and Disability Discrimination in Schools: A Legal Handbook - Couverture souple

Hannett, Sarah; McColgan, Aileen; Prochaska, Elizabeth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 190840776X ISBN 13 : 9781908407764

Editeur : Legal Action Group, 2017

Synopsis

This practical guide covers the law and policy of Special Educational Needs (SEN) and disability discrimination in schools with detailed step-by-step guidance on the process for obtaining Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans and SEN appeals. Aimed primarily at the parents of children and young people with SEN, it is an accessible guide to the complex web of education legislation, policy and procedure. It will also be an invaluable resource for legal advisers, local authority SEN officers, teachers and professionals working in the field of education.

The Children and Families Act 2014 introduced the biggest changes to the SEN legislative framework in over 30 years. Statements of SEN have been replaced by EHC plans to recognise that a child's education, health and social needs should be viewed holistically and the framework now includes children and young people up to the age of 25.

The authors have extensive expertise in education law and cases involving special educational needs and disability. They appear regularly for parents, schools and local authorities in the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal and the Administrative Court.

Contents include:

- General principles

- EHC assessments and plans

- Content of EHC plans

- Appeals to the First-tier Tribunal, mediation and complaints

- Children and young people with SEN in detention

- Disability discrimination

- Challenging the decision of the First-tier Tribunal

- School transport

- Inter-authority disputes

The main text is supported by appendices including the key provisions of the Children and Families Act 2014 and other relevant legislation and extracts from the SEND Code.

Special educational needs and disability discrimination in schools is essential reading for the carers of children and young people with special educational needs or a disability, lawyers, educators, local authority SEN officers, voluntary sector advisers and health and social care professionals.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sarah Hannett is a barrister at Matrix where she practises in public law and human rights. Her education law clients include parents and young people, schools, local authorities and the Secretary of State for Education. In 2013 she was awarded the Bar Pro Bono award for her work on the School Exclusion Project (which provides free representation for the parents of children permanently excluded from school).

Aileen McColgan is a barrister at Matrix and professor of human rights at King s College London. One of her areas of specialism is education law including that relating to SEN and disabilities, and she has a particular interest in disability discrimination.

Elizabeth Prochaska is a barrister at Matrix, where she specialises in public and human rights law. She enjoys representing parents and local authorities in education cases and she has been a governor of a special school.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Legal Action Group
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 190840776X
• ISBN 13: 9781908407764
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 360
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible