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Laura Murphy looks at the updates to the attendance guidance for schools.
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The latest guidance from the Department for Education (DfE), March 2021, recommends that staff, pupils and students in year 7 and above should wear face coverings.
Our barristers will be reflecting on their experience at hearings to identify key issues and lessons for education providers, talking about the issue of claims arising from school placements during Covid-19 lockdown.
The Department for Education (DfE) has published further regulations to amend the operation of admission appeals due to ongoing restrictions imposed due to the pandemic.
Education providers are more innovative with the delivery of lessons ensuring students are able to participate, but it does create a number of additional issues.
The transfer of pupil education from the classroom to remote learning has created challenges for pupils, parents and school staff.
Public Health England (PHE) and NHS Test and Trace (NHSTT) have published a position statement to recommend that daily contact testing in schools will be paused.
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Lateral flow testing is underway in schools across England to provide rapid Covid-19 testing of staff and students in secondary schools and colleges.
The government decision on lockdown and the subsequent DfE guidance vulnerable children and the children of critical workers and actions for schools to take during lockdown.
The Department for Education’s (DfE) updated its guidance to explain that where a child can remain at home rather than attend school, they should.
Throughout 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic brought problems on holiday and travel plans. The pandemic has also affected countless school trips, giving rise to legal issues such as schools’ financial exposure.
As the current situation around Covid-19 is evolving and new measures are constantly being implemented by Government, we provide a summary of considerations for education.
Schools need to explore their risk assessments and systems available to them in line with DfE/PHE advice as they re-enter the tier system.
Organisational responsibility in cases of pupil self-harm and suicide.
Disruptions to daily routines and lack of access to safe support services and resources will undoubtedly have impacted on pupil mental health.
How do you deal with parents who appear to exhibit signs of poor mental health?
What do you need to consider when excluding a child with mental health issues?
At what point does bad behaviour become a disability or special educational need for which you are required to make reasonable adjustments?
The DfE have provided a steer for schools in dealing with complaints during Covid-19.
The current position on possible appeals against awarded grades.
Guidance on both Freedom of Information, and Subject Access Requests.
Regulations make the teaching of these subjects compulsory in schools (specific elements being phase dependant) from September 2020.
The temporary amendments introduce more flexibilities to the exclusion process in the following ways.
Live panel discussion on how schools and trusts have navigated the disruption, opportunities for the future and a Q&A session.
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To assist schools and academies with re-opening issues around health & safety, employment and HR, parents and pupils and governance planning.
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The changes will impact local authorities, health bodies and parents of children, or young people, with SEND.
Admission authorities must adapt their processes to ensure that families who submit an appeal are not disadvantaged.
Guidance on conducting admission appeal hearings during the outbreak.
Ofqual has published guidance for schools and colleges in relation to exam assessments this summer due to the current crisis.
How to ensure safeguarding standards remain high and compliant for the duration of these measures.
We set out some answers to some of the most commonly asked questions from our education clients.
We are able to share with you our template so that you can add to your existing child protection policy.
The Government has now issued guidance on continued protection of this group.