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The Education Estates Strategy – What’s changing and what does this mean for you?

The Education Estates Strategy – What’s changing and what does this mean for you?

Catherine Kennedy assesses the potential impact of the Government’s new Education Estates Strategy.

May 15, 2026

The Education Estates Strategy – What’s changing and what does this mean for you?

News

Council recommended to pay £13k for SEND support failings uncovered by Ombudsman

May 15, 2026

Ombudsman raises concerns about support provided by council to children with SEN who are schooled out of borough

May 14, 2026

Government says Education for All Bill will ensure smooth transition to new SEND support system via “triple lock” of protections

May 13, 2026

Judicial Review application issued against SEND reform consultation

May 08, 2026

Council failed to consider duty to make alternative educational provision when child could not attend school, Ombudsman finds

May 07, 2026

Two thirds of school leaders don’t believe additional funding for SEND support will be enough

May 07, 2026

Questions raised about independence of SEND mediation services commissioned by councils, says Education Committee

May 05, 2026

Office for Students unlawfully predetermined decision that university was in breach of registration conditions, High Court rules

Apr 29, 2026

Southwark must disclose SEND safety valve documents despite section 36 exemptions being engaged, tribunal rules

Apr 28, 2026

Council apologises for “insensitive” use of Millwall FC logo on racism awareness pamphlet

Apr 24, 2026

Calls for clarity on how best to implement proposed legal ban on smartphones in schools

Apr 23, 2026

Primary school pupil numbers fallen nationally, creating financial risks for some schools: NAO

Apr 23, 2026

Legal aid for representation in school exclusion hearing granted by Legal Aid Agency for first time

Apr 23, 2026

High Court rejects challenge to proposed closure of children’s centres

Apr 17, 2026

Upper Tribunal upholds decision by First Tier Tribunal to name communication and interaction hub in Section I of EHC Plan

Apr 16, 2026

New ADCS president highlights importance of developing practice of safeguarding “in and across places”

Apr 15, 2026

Council failed to provide school place or alternative provision outside the home when child with EHC Plan moved to its area, Ombudsman finds

Apr 13, 2026

Upper Tribunal criticises way ‘Working Document’ was presented to tribunal

Apr 10, 2026

Welsh additional learning needs system suffering from data gaps, watchdog says

Apr 08, 2026

High Court rejects legal challenge to DfE refusal to extend free school meals to Charedi private school pupils

Apr 07, 2026

Council told to pay £9k after failing to ensure child received all provision set out in EHCP for almost three years

Apr 01, 2026

Upper Tribunal finds First-tier Tribunal did not make error of law in decision on class size

Mar 30, 2026

Councils value Ombudsman recommendations on SEND provision but often lack resources to improve, study finds

Mar 30, 2026

University names nine suppliers to £8m legal services frameworks

Mar 27, 2026

Government response to legal challenge over proposed SEND reforms claims there is “no duty to consult in public law” on certain changes

Mar 23, 2026

Judge criticises tribunal for failing to explain adequately refusal of proposed provisions in section F of EHCP

Mar 16, 2026

Regulator to hold early market engagement as part of £29m procurement of teacher misconduct legal services

Mar 16, 2026

Campaigners call for reform to “strengthen, rather than dilute” legal foundations for children with SEND

Mar 10, 2026

Schools and social care should be at front of queue for additional funding flowing to Wales following Spring Statement, say councils

Mar 09, 2026

County council sanctioned in dozens of SEND appeals, FoI request reveals

Mar 09, 2026

Plans to help councils struggling to finance SEND support fail to take into account “burgeoning” home-to-school transport costs: MPs

Mar 06, 2026

Government launches independent antisemitism review into schools and colleges in England

Mar 05, 2026

Court of Appeal dismisses appeal by council in SEN case on basis it was “academic”

Mar 05, 2026

Brothers with special educational needs left without speech and language therapy for more than a year due to council failings: Ombudsman

Mar 05, 2026

Welsh Language Commissioner calls for compulsory Welsh language training for teachers, strengthened promotional standards that create duties for local authorities

Mar 04, 2026

Tribunal “erred in law” exercising powers to order that Section F of EHC plan be amended to include golf and gym provision

Mar 02, 2026

Government threatened with legal challenge over “unfair and irrational” SEND reform consultation

Mar 02, 2026

School governing body given permission for challenge to independent appeals panel admission decision

Feb 27, 2026

Disabled young woman failed by council following misunderstanding of way education transport should be funded for different age groups: Ombudsman

Feb 26, 2026

Government to consult on changes to School Admissions Code to “promote fairness for all families”

Feb 25, 2026

Plans to reform deprivation funding for schools announced in White Paper

Feb 25, 2026

County Councils Network welcomes proposals to “rebalance” tribunal as part of SEND reforms

Feb 24, 2026

Government proposes greater role for mediation in SEND disputes, with Tribunal as “backstop”

Feb 23, 2026

Features

SEND and out of time disability discrimination claims

SEND and out of time disability discrimination claims

May 08, 2026

The Upper Tribunal has confirmed that the SEND Tribunal has a general discretion to consider a disability discrimination claim out of time, and has given general guidance on the exercise of that discretion. Roisin Swords-Kieley analyses the ruling.

Education law case update: January – March 2026

Education law case update: January – March 2026

May 01, 2026

Leon Glenister KC analyses the latest education law cases of interest to practitioners.

When EHCP provision and disability discrimination collide

When EHCP provision and disability discrimination collide

April 23, 2026

A recent Upper Tribunal decision is worth attention for anyone involved in SEND law, especially where an Equality Act claim runs alongside a dispute about special educational provision, writes Sean Kennedy.

DfE land transactions guidance 2026: For academy trusts and schools

DfE land transactions guidance 2026: For academy trusts and schools

April 15, 2026

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

The OIA’s 2026 operating plan: What universities need to know

Apr 08, 2026

White Paper on SEN reforms: some lessons from the current Welsh SEN system

White Paper on SEN reforms: some lessons from the current Welsh SEN system

Apr 08, 2026

The powers of exclusion panels

The powers of exclusion panels

Mar 18, 2026

When school discipline meets disability

When school discipline meets disability

Mar 18, 2026

Evolution of the academy trust and maintained school landscape

Evolution of the academy trust and maintained school landscape

Mar 13, 2026

Gender-questioning children under draft KCSIE 2026

Mar 06, 2026

Book review: “Reforming lessons”

Feb 27, 2026

Mobile phones, AI and schools

Feb 26, 2026

Conversion to an ‘empty’ MAT

Feb 18, 2026

Obvious risks: the beautiful game

Feb 18, 2026

Restrictive interventions and seclusion in schools

Feb 13, 2026

Deleting a pupil from the school admission register: The 20-day rule explained

Jan 21, 2026

Relationships between teachers and former pupils

Jan 21, 2026

Mainstream means the school, not the experience

Jan 21, 2026

What's the best way to manage conflict between colleagues in schools and colleges?

Dec 17, 2025

Teacher dismissed after joking about 'whacking' a pupil: was the decision fair?

Dec 17, 2025

Weapons in Cardiff educational settings: new guidance for schools

Nov 26, 2025

Court of Appeal rules on exclusions once again

Nov 20, 2025

Faith-based oversubscription criteria

Nov 20, 2025

Discrimination arising from disability: did a school discriminate against a pupil when it excluded her?

Nov 20, 2025

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Public Sector Insights – Disability discrimination in education

Trish D’Souza, a Legal Director in the Education sector, and Jo Corbett-Simmons, a Legal Director in our Commercial Litigation team, delivered a session for schools, local authorities and academy trusts on Disability discrimination – how to recognise potential claims.

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