This hybrid meeting was brought to you by the Garden Court Chambers Education Law Team.
| Date: | Wednesday 12 March 2025 |
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| Time: | 5:30pm - 7:00pm, followed by drinks for in-person attendees |
| Venue: | Chambers & Online |
| Cost: | Free |
| Areas of Law: | Education Law, School Inclusion Project (SIP) |
The School Inclusion Project (‘SIP’) is a forum coordinated by the Garden Court Chambers Education Law Team in partnership with the Communities Empowerment Network, Coram Children’s Legal Centre and the Law Centres Network. SIP aims to address systemic discrimination in the education system through policy work and strategic litigation.
SIP convenes meetings to bring together frontline organisations, policy professionals and legal practitioners to consider pressing policy issues in this area.
SIP’s first hybrid meeting of 2025 was held on Wednesday 12 March, 5.30pm-7pm, in person (& online) at Garden Court Chambers.
Kate Aubrey-Johnson of Garden Court Chambers chaired the meeting.
Agenda
- Mind on access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) inpatient settings – Alice Livermore, Mind
- Legal aid for school exclusion IRP hearings – Update following judgment in CWJ v DLAC and Lord Chancellor – Sabrina Simpson, Coram Children’s Legal Centre and Ollie Persey, Garden Court Chambers
- Rebuilding relationships between children and schools – Briony Elliott, Khulisa
- Traveller Movement update on Fought not Taught Report – Shaun Mongan, Traveller Movement
- Child Criminal Exploitation and school exclusions – Alex Temple, Garden Court Chambers
