Luke Exton examines guidance from LocatED on developing the education estate.

When children and young persons with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) move between boroughs, the local authorities involved have different duties depending on whether they are a child or young person, and whether they are currently ‘looked after’. Sarah Davidson and Ellie Mullett seek to unpick the applicable statutory, regulatory, and case law provisions, and highlight issues which can…

A gender-critical teacher recent lost his employment tribunal claims. Jo Moseley analyses the ruling and looks at the lessons for employers.

Hannah Moran looks at how schools and colleges should deal with freedom of information requests.

Leon Glenister analyses a recent judicial review on “extended" appeals in special educational needs.

The Department for Education (DfE) recently released new guidance in relation to mobile devices in schools and prohibiting the use of them through the school day. Alexandra Myers, Philip Wood and Richard Freeth look at the key points.

Jo Moseley looks at the challenges for schools in offering flexible working for teachers and how they can make it succeed.

Megan Oakley looks at the key considerations for local authorities when it comes to special educational provision through EOTAS.

Alex Line analyses a recent Upper Tribunal appeal concerning disability discrimination in schools.

The number of SEND tribunal cases is rising and the proportion of appeals ‘lost’ by local authorities is at a record high. Lottie Winson talks to education lawyers to understand the reasons why, and sets out the results of Local Government Lawyer’s exclusive survey.

Olivia McGonigle looks at the lessons to be learned from a recent Upper Tribunal ruling in relation to naming schools in EHC plans.

Philip Wood analyses a new case on the reasonable adjustment duty for schools under the Equality Act 2010.

Is it lawful for an EHC plan to specify home education – and if so, how? Katherine Anderson examines a recent Upper Tribunal ruling.

Just before Christmas, the Department for Education (DfE) published its long-awaited draft guidance on gender questioning pupils, which has inevitably resulted in some controversy, writes Philip Wood.

Katie Michelon summarises some recent developments in relation to Ofsted and highlights what we can expect next.

Jim Hirschmann looks at what happens where a mandatory duty applies but a public body fails to discharge it, and examines the role of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman as a route of redress for the failures of councils in relation to SEND provision.

The Planning Court has rejected a judicial review challenge to the grant of planning permission for the redevelopment of a new site for a school. Meyric Lewis KC and Charles Streeten explain why.

Jo Moseley identifies the key changes in employment law that will impact schools and colleges over the next 12 months.

To help schools to understand the formalities and technical issues that need to be taken into account when a pupil is permanently excluded from a maintained school in Wales, Al Hussain and Trish D’Souza have put together a permanent exclusion checklist.

Martin Mensah looks at the position where schools object to being named in Section I of an Education, Health and Care Plan.