Welcome to the Monckton Chambers Education Law Blog.
The blog is written by specialist barristers from Monckton and covers important developments across the field of education law. It includes:
- case notes on important judgments, both from Monckton and elsewhere;
- legislative changes and analysis of their implications, for example in relation to human rights; and
- commentary on topical issues in education law, such as school closures due to COVID-19.
It is aimed at all those active in this area: solicitors, barristers, law students, children and parents, schools, universities and other FE & HE institutions, local authorities, the Department for Education, Ofsted and other education regulators. To find out more about Education Law at Monckton Chambers click here.
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New term and summer round-up
Just as for millions of children across the country, it’s the start of a...
Why online exams may breach data protection, equality and consumer law
Monckton’s Will Perry considers whether education providers’ online assessments might be unlawful. The decision...
Government confirms no plans to issue further EHCP modification notices
On 30 April 2020, the Secretary of State for Education published a notice temporarily...
Third Notice confirms EHCP duty modification continues in July
On 29 June 2020, the Secretary of State for Education published a third Notice...
Schools reopening: where are we now?
Since primary schools ‘reopened’ for years 1, 2 and 6 on 1 June, the...
School is able to avoid contractual obligations on the basis that it had no capacity to enter into the contract in the first place
In a judgment handed down on 7 May 2020, the High Court (Foxton J)...
Second Notice confirms EHCP duty modification continues in June
The Secretary of State for Education has published a second Notice which continues to modify...
School fees in times of Covid: Tips for schools and parents
The lockdown has posed inordinate challenges for education – with schools and universities adjusting...
A2P1 and Access to Education during Covid-19
As the home-time bell rang on 20 March 2020, schools and other educational providers...
Teachers threaten to sue over return to work
The teachers’ union NASUWT has threatened to sue local authorities if its members are...