School Admissions and Admission Appeals Training - Education Law and Guidance

Develop your understanding of school admissions and admission appeals procedures and processes. This course provides up-to-date information on legislation and guidance - including the new School Admissions and Admission Appeals Codes. We look at the impact of human rights and equality legislation, as well as case law and Ombudsman/Adjudicator decisions on the admissions process.

We typically cover the following areas during a full day of Admissions and Admission Appeals training:

• Education system
• Sources of law & guidance
• Changes to law and guidance
• New school admissions and admission appeals codes
• Admission arrangements
• Consultation, determination, publication
• Admission forums
• Admission numbers
• Over subscription criteria
• Co-ordinated admission schemes
• Parental preference
• Duty to comply
• Exceptions
• Prejudice
• Infant class size
• Rules of natural justice
• Human rights
• Equality Act 2010
• Disability discrimination
• General principles & administration of appeals
• Evidence for appeals
• Decision making in appeals
• Non-infant class size appeals/prejudice
• Infant class size appeals/prejudice
• Unsuccessful appeals

We run seminars on this topic as part of our regular seminar programme. See Training Seminars for further information

We are also able to offer Tailored In-House Training on this topic, adapted to local issues and your specifications, delivered at your convenience. Please see Tailored Training for more information.

Please contact us on 020 8407 5142 or email chris.east@ace-ed.org.uk if you would like any further information