09:00–09:45 Registration and refreshments
09:45–10:00 Chair’s welcome and address
Richard Gold, education consultant, Stone King Sewell LLP
10:00–10:40 Keynote 1
Striking the balance — law, policy and the practical reality of exclusion
Richard Bird, legal consultant, ASCL
10:40–11:20 Keynote 2
Exclusions as the last resort — preventing exclusions and promoting alternatives
Ingrid Sutherland, solicitor, consultant to CORE Education and Advisory Centre for Education
11:20–11:40 Morning refreshments
11:40–12:30 Streamed Sessions 1 (your choice of one from below)
1A Making the decision
to exclude 1: a guide to
the law, evidence and
standard of proof
Browne Jacobson LLP
1B Effective use of your school's
behaviour policy in exclusions
Ingrid Sutherland, solicitor, consultant to CORE Education and Advisory Centre for Education
1C Advocacy and procedure:
presenting your case to
governors and appeal panels
Richard Gold, head of Education
Law, Stone King Sewell LLP
1D Vulnerable children and
exclusion 1: early identification
of children at risk, working
with parents, and staff training
Eleonora Christodoloudes, Trainer and Advisor, Advisory Centre for Education
12:30–13:30 Lunch
13:30–14:10 Keynote 3
The Independent Appeals Panel — what does it look for and what are its powers?
Mark Blois, head of education law, Browne Jacobson LLP
14:10–15:00 Streamed Sessions 2 (your choice of one from below)
2A Making the decision
to exclude 2: a practical
guide to nvestigation and
gathering evidence
Richard Bird, legal consultant, ASCL
2B After exclusion: understanding
the new legal obligation to
educate excluded pupils
Helen Rideout,
Browne Jacobson LLP
2C Authorised absence, removal
from school, or illegal
exclusion? Sending a pupil
home without exclusion
Eleonora Christodoloudes, Trainer and Advisor, Advisory Centre for Education
2D Vulnerable children and
exclusion 2: managing the
exclusion of pupils with SEN
and disabilities
Chris Barnett, head of
Education and Disability Law,
Levenes Solicitors
15:00–15:20 Afternoon refreshments
15:20–16:20 Streamed Sessions 3 (your choice of one from below)
3A The school governing body
and review of exclusion:
new legal obligations
Richard Gold, education consultant, Stone King Sewell LLP
3B Reintegration to school
after exclusion: when you
must eintegrate, and when
you can refuse
Mark Blois, head of education law, Browne Jacobson LLP
3C Vulnerable children and
exclusion 2: managing the
exclusion of pupils with SEN
and disabilities
Chris Barnett, head of
Education and Disability Law,
Levenes Solicitors
3D Vulnerable children and
exclusion 3: managing the
exclusion of looked-after
children
Ingrid Sutherland, solicitor, consultant to CORE Education and Advisory Centre for Education
16:20 Conference close
