Category: school admissions

British Humanist Association and another v Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council (Secretary of State for Education intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted December 21st, 2012 in Christianity, education, judicial review, law reports, local government, school admissions by sally

British Humanist Association and another v Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council (Secretary of State for Education intervening) : [2012] EWHC 3622 (Admin);   [2012] WLR (D)  386

“The obligation on a local authority to invite proposals to establish academies under section 6A of the Education Act 2006, as amended, was triggered if a local authority thought there was a need to establish a new school in their area. It was implicit in the scheme of Part 2 of the 2006 Act that there was a distinction between the concept of a “need”, which imported a sense of compelling requirement to establish a new school under section 6A, and a more general assessment by a local authority whether it might be beneficial for a new school to be established.”

WLR Daily, 14th December 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Academies in court: recent case law – 11 KBW

Posted December 19th, 2012 in consultations, education, learning difficulties, local government, news, school admissions, special educational needs by sally

“This paper concentrates on three recent cases concerning different aspects of the emerging law on Academies:
(1) Consultation on Academy conversions under s.5 Academies Act 2010 (‘the 2010
Act’);
(2) The extent of the obligation on Academies (both pre and post 2010 Act) to admit
children with a statement of Special Educational Needs (‘SSEN’); and
(3) The new Academy ‘presumption’ in s.6A of the Education and Inspections Act 2006.”

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11 KBW, 4th December 2012

Source: www.11kbw.com

British Humanist Association v LB Richmond and ors [2012] EWHC 3622 (Admin) – Education Law Blog

Posted December 17th, 2012 in Christianity, education, judicial review, local government, news, school admissions by sally

“In this judgment (handed down on 14 December 2012), Sales J has rejected a challenge to the decision of the London Borough of Richmond accepting proposals from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster for the establishment of two voluntary-aided Roman Catholic schools (1 primary, 1 secondary) in Twickenham.”

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Education Law Blog, 17th December 2012

Source: www.education11kbw.com

High Court rejects Humanist Association’s challenge to faith school proposals in Richmond – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted December 17th, 2012 in Christianity, education, judicial review, local government, news, school admissions by sally

“This was an application for judicial review of decisions of the defendant Council to approve proposals put forward by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster to establish a voluntary aided secondary school designated by the Secretary of State as a school having a religious character as a school for Roman Catholics and a similarly designated primary school.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 15th December 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Test case could dictate admissions policy in faith schools – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 16th, 2012 in judicial review, local government, news, religious discrimination, school admissions by sally

“New faith schools could be forced to admit pupils from non-religious backgrounds if a judicial review currently being heard in the High Court is successful.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Academies’ refusal to admit pupils with special needs prompts legal battles – The Guardian

Posted May 25th, 2012 in news, school admissions, special educational needs by sally

“Two of the government’s flagship academy schools are facing legal challenges for refusing to admit children with statements of special needs.”

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The Guardian, 24th May 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

When is a New School not a New School? Has the new School Admissions Code opened a Pandora’s Box? – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted May 1st, 2012 in education, news, school admissions by sally

“A number of local authorities are planning to take advantage of new government powers to increase pupil numbers in good schools in order to expand the number of academically selective places in grammar schools, it was revealed in the Daily Telegraph online this month.”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 24th April 2012

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

The Changing Face of School Admissions – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted February 16th, 2012 in news, school admissions by sally

“‘You shouldn’t have to hire a lawyer to navigate the school system.’

With those words in May last year the Secretary of State for Education, the Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP, launched a consultation on a draft new School Admissions Code and a new School Admissions Appeal Code.”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 15th February 2012

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

School braids ban ‘not justified’ – The Independent

Posted June 17th, 2011 in news, race discrimination, school admissions, sex discrimination by sally

“A highly successful school’s anti-gang ban on unconventional hairstyles, including cornrows, has resulted in ‘unlawful, indirect racial discrimination which is not justified’, the High Court ruled today.”

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The Independent, 17th June 2011

Source: www.indepedent.co.uk

Ruling due on Harrow school’s cornrows haircut ban – BBC News

Posted June 17th, 2011 in news, race discrimination, school admissions by sally

“The High Court is due to make a ruling later on the legality of a school’s ban of the cornrows hairstyle.”

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BBC News, 17th June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge attacks ‘deplorable’ row over top Catholic school – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 15th, 2011 in education, judicial review, news, school admissions by sally

“A judge today condemned a ‘deplorable’ legal dispute between church leaders and parents over control of a top Roman Catholic comprehensive.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Regina (M) v Haringey Independent Appeal Panel (Secretary of State for Schools, Families and Children intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted October 14th, 2010 in law reports, local government, school admissions by sally

Regina (M) v Haringey Independent Appeal Panel (Secretary of State for Schools, Families and Children intervening) [2010] EWCA Civ 1103; [2010] WLR (D) 245

“An inquiry pursuant to s 86(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 into whether compliance with a parent’s preference as to the school at which he wished education to be provided for his child would prejudice the provision of efficient education or the efficient use of resources was to be assessed objectively.”

WLR Daily, 13th October 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

A v Essex County Council – WLR Daily

Posted July 16th, 2010 in disabled persons, human rights, law reports, school admissions, special educational needs by sally

A v Essex County Council; [2010] UKSC 33; [2010] WLR (D) 184

“A local education authority which took 18 months to secure a place at one of the few specialist schools which was equipped to cope with a severely disabled child with special education needs, during which time he was unable to attend school at all, had not, by taking so much time, denied the child’s right to education contrary to art 2 of the First Protocol to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”

WLR Daily, 15th July 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Lawyers report 500 per cent rise in school admission appeals – The Independent

Posted March 1st, 2010 in appeals, news, school admissions by sally

“Record numbers of disgruntled parents are expected to seek legal advice this week after failing to secure their children places at any of their preferred secondary schools.”

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The Independent, 28th February 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

R (E) v Governing Body of JFS and another (United Synagogue and others intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted December 17th, 2009 in Judaism, law reports, race discrimination, school admissions by sally

R (E) v Governing Body of JFS and another (United Synagogue and others intervening) [2009] UKSC 15; [2009] WLR (D) 366

“A Jewish school which, in the event of the school being oversubscribed, gave priority to children who were recognised as Jews according to the tenets of Orthodox Judaism, ie the children of mothers who were Jews by either birth or conversion, was operating a policy which discriminated on the grounds of ethnic origin and, therefore, constituted racial discrimination under s 1(1)(a) of the Race Relations Act 1976.”

WLR Daily, 16th December 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Regina (E) v Governing Body of JFS and Another, United Synagogue and Others intervening – Times Law Reports

Posted December 17th, 2009 in Judaism, law reports, race discrimination, school admissions by sally

Regina (E) v Governing Body of JFS and Another, United Synagogue and Others intervening

Supreme Court

“The admissions policy of a Jewish school which gave priority, in the event of oversubscription, to children who were recognised as Jews under the standard Orthodox test of matrilineal descent, someone whose mother was a Jew either by birth or conversion, was discriminatory on the ground of ethnic origin and was thus racial discrimination.”

The Times, 17th December 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Jewish school loses places fight – BBC News

Posted December 16th, 2009 in Judaism, news, race discrimination, school admissions by sally

“The Supreme Court has ruled that a Jewish school in London cannot restrict admission to pupils it considers to be ethnically Jewish.”

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BBC News, 16th December 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Woman in ‘spy’ council tribunal – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2009 in investigatory powers, news, school admissions by sally

“A woman who says she was spied on by her local authority to find out whether she lived in the catchment area of a school is starting a legal challenge.”

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BBC News, 5th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Report to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families on fraudulent or misleading applications for admission to schools – Office of the Schools Adjudicator

Posted November 3rd, 2009 in fraud, school admissions, special report by sally

“Report to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families on fraudulent or misleading applications for admission to schools.”

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Office of the Schools Adjudicator, 2nd November 2009

Source: www.schoolsadjudicator.gov.uk

Jewish school JFS refused to admit boy on religious grounds, court told – The Guardian

Posted October 28th, 2009 in news, race discrimination, religious discrimination, school admissions by sally

“Britain’s most successful Jewish school told the supreme court today it had discriminated against a 12-year-old boy on religious rather than racial grounds.”

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The Guardian, 27th October 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk