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. |
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