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Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are set to benefit from an extra £350 million funding to provide specialist support and tailored facilities, helping those with complex needs to succeed. The Education Secretary Damian Hinds has announced that councils will receive an additional £250 million over the next two years on top of the £6 billion already provided for the high needs budget this year, to provide much needed support for children and...
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On 14th April Alex Line and Charlotte Hadfield of the 3PB's education law team provided training to Somerset County Council on school admissions law. The talk included a consideration of fairness and natural justice in admissions appeal hearings; the impact of legislation such as the Equality Act 2010 to school admissions; and a focus on Infant Class Size appeals in particular relating to children with parents in the armed forces.
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