School Admissions and Appeals 2009 - London

Programme

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 Nigel Akers, Chair of Nottingham City Admissions Forum and Vice Principal, Djanogly Academy		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 Richard Bird, Legal Consultant, ACSL
16.10	Conference Close