Education Law and Practice

A brief history of education in England and Wales; the key players; structure of the school system; school curriculum, standards and inspections; school admissions; health and safety, pastoral care and welfare; attendance; discipline and exclusion from school; special educational needs; special educational needs and social welfare law; special cases; further and higher education; complaints and remedies; judicial review and statutory appeals; failure to provide appropriate education; practical considerations in running an education case. Appendices: Local Government Act 1974 ss26 and 31; Education Act 1996 ss312-349, 409, and 496-497B, and Schs 26 and 27; School Standards and Framework Act 1998 ss38-39 and Sch 24; Education (School Records) Regulations 1989 SI No 1261; Education (Special Educational Needs) Regulations 1995 SI No 2089; Special Educational Needs Tribunal Regulations 1995 SI No 3113; Education (Areas to which Pupils and Students Belong) Regulations 1998 SI No 615; Education (School Information) (England) Regulations 1998 SI No 2526; derivations; checklists; precedent letters; useful names and addresses.