09.00 – 09.45 | Registration & refreshments | |
09.45 – 10.00 | Chair’s introduction & welcome Dai Durbridge, Solicitor, Browne Jacobson LLP | |
10.00 – 10.40 Keynote 1 | The School Admissions Code: ensuring you meet your legal responsibilities for compliance Mark Blois, Head of Education Law, Browne Jacobson LLP | |
10.40 – 11.20 Keynote 2 | Powers and responsibilities of the school adjudicator: ensuring legality, fairness and effectiveness in school admission policies Elizabeth Passmore, School Adjudicator, Office of the School Adjudicator | |
11.20 – 11.50 | Morning refreshments | |
11.50 – 12.30 Keynote 3 | The School Admission Appeals Code: changes, decision-making and what is lawful? Ingrid Sutherland, Legal Consultant, Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) and CORE Education | |
12.30 – 13.10 Panel Discussion | Ensuring compliance with the new code: Your questions answered | |
13.10 – 14.10 | Lunch | |
14.10 – 15.00 | Streamed Sessions 1 | |
1A | 1B | 1C |
Achieving good practice in your admission and oversubscription criteria: What is and is not allowed? Dai Durbridge, Solicitor, Browne Jacobson LLP | Understanding your obligations towards Fair Access Protocols and Co-ordination: practical implications for schools Ingrid Sutherland, Legal Consultant, ACE and CORE Education | How can you ensure you are compliant with the code? Requirements for Faith schools Yvonne Spencer, Partner, Veale Wasbrough |
15.00 – 15.20 | Afternoon refreshments | |
15.20 – 16.10 | Streamed Sessions 2 | |
2A | 2B | 2C |
Step-by-step guide to effectively handling and preparing for appeals | Effectively managing the risk of fraudulent applications: What are your powers to investigate? Mark Blois, Head of Education Law, Browne Jacobson LLP | Using your admissions code to promote community cohesion |
16.10 | Conference Close |