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Local Government: Education, Housing & Planning
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Length:
30 minutes of audio
(+ optional 5 minute online quiz)
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Course Aims:

This course considers the specific effect that the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 has on educational policy and procedure using recent case law and relevant Codes of Practice. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the application of general discrimination legislation to the specialised education field for common law practitioners.

Outcomes:
After completing the course you will:
  • Understand the general definition of disability under the DDA 1995;
  • Understand the scope of the duty placed on schools and the practical way in which it can be fulfilled;
  • Be aware of the relevant defences open to schools when a discrimination claim is brought against them;
  • Understand the procedure specific to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal.
Level:
Intermediate Difficulty: 3 of 5
Classification:
Legal Principles
Procedural
Sources and References:
  • Disability Discrimination Act 1995;
  • Education Act 1996;
  • Special Educational Needs & Disability Act 2001;
  • Equality Act 2006;
  • Jones v Post Office [2001] EWCA Civ 558;
  • M v PCC [2004] EWHC 1395;
  • VK v Norfolk [2004] EWHC 2921;
  • H v R School [2004] EWHC 961;
  • Mowat Brown v University of Surrey IRLR 235;
  • Code of Practice for Schools, Equality & Human Rights Commission.

In this podcast, John McKendrick, a barrister specialising in education law, discusses the impact of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 on school policy and procedure. He outlines the wide definition of discrimination under the Act in addition to focusing on the nature and scope of the duty not to discriminate. John also sets out the practical information required on procedure, limitation and appeals.

Podcast Added: 9/10/2008

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