Search Results for: Education, Health and Care Needs – Page 3

This page explains the duty of Children’s Services under section 17 Children Act 1989 to provide services to children in need in their area. It explains the definition of a child in need, the assessment process and child in need plans and the types of services available.

This page provides information on the right of access to information about a child in relation to their education records, medical records and children’s services records. 

Below you will find a list of organisations who may be able to assist on subjects/locations that we unfortunately do not cover. Please not Child Law Advice does not take responsibility for external consent linked to from this website. 

This page describes the different types of schools in the UK and how they are funded and managed. It explains the difference between maintained schools, academies, free schools and independent schools.

This page provides information on the duties of schools and local authorities to assess, identify and provide for a child’s special educational needs within school.

This page provides information on getting publically funded legal assistance for educational law matters such as discrimination, special educational needs or judicial review. It explains what legal aid is, when it is available and the type of help it covers.

This page provides information on access to education through a Fair Access Protocol, how and when it can be triggered, and the process for doing so.

Independent schools are schools that are not funded or controlled by central government and Local Authority; instead they are funded by way of tuition fees,

Family law is a broad area of practice that focuses on issues involving family relationships.  We advise on the child aspect to these cases including