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DfE land transactions guidance 2026: For academy trusts and schools
Peter Jackson examines the Department for Education’s revised non-statutory guidance on how and when to involve the Secretary of State in transactions involving land held for the purpose of a school.
The OIA’s 2026 operating plan: What universities need to know
Trish D’Souza and Olivia James look at the Office of the Independent Adjudicator’s plans for its student complaints scheme and its expansion into Wales.
White Paper on SEN reforms: some lessons from the current Welsh SEN system
Martha Glynn, Benjamin Deery and Heather Burrows of SV Law explore some of the most potentially impactful proposals in the Government’s White Paper on SEN reforms and provide insights derived from working within an arguably analogous policy framework in the current Welsh SEN system.
The powers of exclusion panels
On 5 March 2026, the High Court gave judgment in a case concerning two permanent exclusions. The judgment provides detailed consideration of several areas relating to the procedure and discretionary powers of exclusion panels, writes Ben Amunwa.
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