The social security system of Great Britain has reached a crossroads, following the election of a Labour Government promising a 'New Age' of welfare and seemingly prepared to 'think the unthinkable' on welfare reform, at a time when public expenditure on welfare benefits has reached nearly GBP100 billion per annum. In 1985 the Conservative's Green ...
Examines the relationship between children's education and health from an international perspective and explores some of the more problematic legal and policy issues. The authors look at a broad range of ofetn controversial issues such as sex, HIV, drugs, bullying, methal health within national and international contexts.
The Special Education Needs Tribunal, set up in 1994, promised to provide a fair and accessible means of redress for parents seeking to ensure suitable educational arrangements for their children. This work offers an assessment of how successful SENT has been in meeting its objectives. It chronicles the perceived successes, failures and uses of ...
Education is fundamentally concerned with realising the potential of every child, but an increasing social diversity presents enormous challenges for the state in terms of its commitment to providing an appropriate education for all. Factors such as ethnicity, disability and material deprivation are associated with inequality, social exclusion and ...
The first study to examine in detail the legal processes involved in challenging permanent exclusion. The findings reveal serious deficiencies in the appeal system, including a failure to deal fairly with excluded children.
Society is becomining increasingly litigious and teachers can find themselves in very vulnerable positions. It is increasingly important for them to have an awareness of the legal environment in which they work. This book clearly presents the main areas of law affecting teachers, highlights some of the problems that law gives rise to in practice ...
This book provides a comprehensive account of the law relating to schools in England and Wales. The book includes all relevant parts of the "Education Reform Act 1988", which introduced sweeping reforms in the public sector of education. These reforms have been reflected in the curriculum, school admissions, local financial management of schools ...
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