We offer training solutions to support schools with admissions to help ensure compliance and to manage the appeals process effectively. Training can be delivered online or in-person and is tailored to your requirements.

School admission training for governing boards, headteachers and admission officers

Offered online or in person, during a full morning or afternoon. This training usually includes:

• The basics – legislation, statutory codes, etc.
• Mandatory/minimum requirements for admission arrangements.
• Para. 1.9 prohibitions and common oversubscription criteria requirements.
• Equality and human rights law considerations.
• Determination, consultation and variation of admission arrangements.
• Admission applications (normal admission round and in-year).
• Refusing admission under the ‘twice excluded’ rule.
• Refusing admission on the ground of ‘challenging behaviour’ (under Para. 3.10).
• Fair Access Protocols.
• Admission Appeals (types, procedure, common errors, etc.).
• Preparation of the ‘prejudice statement’ for admission appeals.
• Complaints about admission arrangements, appeals and other action parents can take.
• School Attendance Orders.

For further information and for a fixed fee quote for this training to be tailored to your needs, please get in touch.

School admission appeal training for panel members and clerks

Offered online or in person, this training includes:

• The basics – legislation, statutory codes, etc.
• The School Admissions Code 2021 requirements for admission arrangements.
• Para. 1.9 prohibitions and common oversubscription criteria requirements.
• Equality and human rights law.
• Processing admission applications and grounds for refusal.
• The ‘twice excluded’ and ‘challenging behaviour’ grounds for refusal.
• Admission appeals and the roles of the panel and clerk.
• The statutory timetable, deadlines, format/procedure and preparation for appeal hearings.
• Guiding principles, common procedural issues and types of appeal.
• Infant class size appeals – two stage process.
• Standard appeals – two stage process.
• Differences for grammar schools, sixth forms and boarding schools.
• Factors for the school/academy and appeal panel to consider.
• Complaints about admission appeals and other action appellants can take.

For further information and for a fixed fee quote for this training to be tailored to your needs, please get in touch.