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Teacher dismissed after joking about 'whacking' a pupil: was the decision fair?
Is it okay for a teacher to joke about ‘whacking’ a pupil? That's what happened in a recent case and resulted in the teacher being dismissed. The main question the tribunal had to decide was whether the dismissal fell within the range of reasonable responses open to the school, writes Alexandra Addington.
Weapons in Cardiff educational settings: new guidance for schools
A new approach adopted by Cardiff Council to tackling weapons in schools provides a framework that other Welsh local authorities may seek to follow, writes Stephanie Hughes.
Court of Appeal rules on exclusions once again
The Court of Appeal delivered its third exclusion decision this year at the end of October. This marks unprecedented activity in exclusion case law - no other Court of Appeal exclusion cases have emerged since the law changed in 2011, writes Philip Wood.
Faith-based oversubscription criteria
The High Court recently upheld faith-based oversubscription criteria in school admissions arrangements. Laura Berman and Michael Brotherton explain why.
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Public Sector Insights – Disability discrimination in education
Trish D’Souza, a Legal Director in the Education sector, and Jo Corbett-Simmons, a Legal Director in our Commercial Litigation team, delivered a session for schools, local authorities and academy trusts on Disability discrimination – how to recognise potential claims.
