Report comment

Please fill in the form to report an unsuitable comment. Please state which comment is of concern and why. It will be sent to our moderator for review.

Comment

Discrimination issues in education can relate to school admission, subsequent educational treatment and then exclusion. Due to the structure imposed by the Equality Act each situation must be litigated in the correct forum , sometimes before lay people with no understanding of equality issues. In my own experience as an equality lawyer working in the public sector, the Local Education Authorities are often woefully under skilled in this area. I would suggest that the Commission might also provide financial support for training on equality issues to head teachers, school governors, education officers, lay members of educational panels and their support staff. This would effect some improvements over the whole system rather than on a piecemeal basis. Colleagues in private practice might also benefit from the Commissions initiative by providing the training.

Your details

Cancel