This hybrid seminar is brought to you by the Garden Court Chambers Community Care and Education Law teams.
| Date: | Wednesday 16 September 2026 |
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| Time: | 6.00pm-7.30pm |
| Venue: | Garden Court Chambers, 9 Carmelite Street, London, EC4Y 0DR & Online |
| Cost: | Free |
| Areas of Law: | Education Law, School Inclusion Project (SIP), Employment and Discrimination Law |
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is consulting on a new version of its Technical Guidance for Schools.
The Guidance advises schools on how the Equality Act 2010 applies to them in their obligations not to discriminate against, harass or victimise pupils.
The EHRC is proposing to make important changes including providing advice on specific and contentious scenarios such as the use of restraint and isolation.
The EHRC’s Technical Guidance can be an useful tool in litigation. It is important that practitioners are familiar with what is changing, and that they can feed their expertise into the consultation.
This session will bring together a panel of experts to cover what the guidance is and what is changing, as well as giving best practice advice on how to use it. There will then be an open discussion bringing together a wealth of expertise from attendees.
Speakers
Alex Temple, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers (Chair)
Alex is a barrister specialising in public law, discrimination and human rights. He has extensive experience in education, community care, policing and criminal records. Alex often advises children and vulnerable adults in cases arising from schools, colleges, exam boards, universities, integrated care boards and local and central government. Alex acts regularly in claims for judicial review, EHCP appeals and money claims. He has experience acting in proposed strategic litigation, and advises changemaking individuals and organisations.
Rosa Thomas, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
Rosa is regularly instructed in all areas of employment law, including trade union detriment, unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, wages, and breach of contract. Rosa represents employees in final matter hearings, preliminary hearings and judicial mediations, as well as drafting settlement agreements. Rosa is a co-author of ‘A Practical Guide to Age Discrimination in the Workplace‘ and before coming to the bar, Rosa worked for the national charity Age UK. This background has given her particular insight into cases concerning age discrimination, both directly and by association where employees have caring responsibilities, which she brings to her casework.
Aqsa Suleman, Runnymede Trust
Aqsa supports the coordination of the APPG for Race and Community, and works with the wider policy team to generate knowledge, publicise our demands, and strengthen awareness and action around our policy priorities across education, migration and stakeholder engagement.
Angelo Monni, Solicitor, Duncan Lewis
Angelo is a solicitor at Duncan Lewis, who undertakes a wide range of public law cases on behalf of claimants.
Reserve your ticket
In-person tickets are limited by the venue’s capacity. After you have completed the form, we will be back in touch to confirm whether a place is available at the event.
If you have booked an online ticket, we will send joining details to all those who have signed up on the day of the event. If you have not received the link by 2pm on 16th September, and it is not in your junk inbox, please email webinars@gclaw.co.uk.
