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.
How to recognise potential claims
This event was aimed at senior leaders in Schools and Academies, ALNCOs or SENCOs and Local Authorities, and will explored:
- Key definitions SEND/ALN v Disability
- The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s guidance
- Basic principles relating to discrimination
- Reasonable adjustment factors
- Internal seclusion v lawful exclusion
- Tips for avoiding claims
- Tips for upholding a behaviour policy
- Defending claims
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About the speakers
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Trish D'Souza Trish is a Legal Director in the Education team in Cardiff. She acts for public, private or regulatory bodies advising on public law and education law. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
