Free events focusing on support for families of SEND students to take place at University  

Free workshops to support SEND families are taking place at the University of Chester on Thursday, June 11. 

The events – one in-person at the Exton Park campus, the other online – are focused on the legal duties and practical challenges faced by parents and guardians supporting students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).  

The 90-minute in-person workshop will begin at 10am, with the 90-minute online workshop beginning at 7pm, both on June 11. 

During the workshop, there will be a discussion on the practical implications of recent case law, the Equality Act, and schools’ obligations in relation to compliance, evidence, and decision-making. 

It will be hosted by Dr John Morrow, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chester with a particular focus on Education Law for pupils with SEND.   

Topics will include: 

• The Equality Act 2010  
• Reasonable adjustments  
• Section 15: discrimination arising from disability  
• The combined legal obligations relating to suspension and exclusion, including important case law  
• EHCPs and duties on schools  
• The relationship between EHCP duties and the reasonable adjustments duty  
• Recent case law updates  
• Scenario-based discussion and interactive examples  

People can sign up to the online session at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1989780730729?aff=oddtdtcreator or sign up to the in-person event at Exton Park at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1989780887197?aff=oddtdtcreator.