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For the duration of the Covid-19 crisis Tanya Callman continues to offer training course in all aspects of Education law, including admissions and exclusions and the Equality Act for schools and academies.
Training is conducted via video link and therefore remains interactive and bespoke to suit the needs of the client.
We are also offering shorter update/ troubleshooting sessions on admission appeals in light of the Government guidelines issued on the 24th April; this is an opportunity to chat through any issues that may occur and how to deal with them.
This time may also be an opportunity for schools and academies to update their policies and procedures, this is something that Tanya can advise on and assist with.
For details and pricing of all training courses, update sessions and advice please contact Sally Collyer on clerk@edulaw.uk
“Tanya is a clear and professional presenter and this came across as well in the remote training, as in person. She made every effort to maintain interaction as without body language, the attention of delegates is hard to gauge. I felt there was ample opportunity to ask questions and the content encouraged us to explore a variety of potential scenarios, as well as providing relevant and timely information to support us in new arrangements alongside endorsing current statutory requirements. All in all a very good training session, expertly compiled and presented.”
Local Authority Admissions Manager
“I would just like to thank you for the excellent, comprehensive training which you delivered last week on the subject of Admissions Appeals. I have been in education for just over 50 years and have been aware of the process from a teacher, headteacher perspective, but not understood the detail and complexities of the system. You explained that perfectly in terms which we could all understand, whilst keeping us involved and on our toes! I thank you for this insight and in preparing me for the actual panels themselves which I am sure I am going to relish.”
Education Consultant and retired Headteacher
“Despite any initial IT challenges around setting up online training for over 40 participants to take part in what is a very technical and in-depth subject area for school admission appeals and Independent Review Panels, Tanya, as usual, made the training interactive, engaging and extremely relevant in today’s current climate. We have been extremely fortunate with the timing of our training in some respects, which allowed Tanya to provide an update around Covid-19, the challenges Authorities now face and how to ensure parents still receive a fair admission appeal; allowing us to adapt our own protocols and policies to reflect this.
We were able to cover all the main points normally included within our training, as well as freely discuss challenges posed by Covid-19, and how Panels, Clerks and Presenting Officers would need to work differently in order to ensure the vast number of school appeals could still go ahead for the summer season.
As usual, without a doubt Tanya’s online training was effective and extremely useful for everyone who participated, including both new and existing panel members, and all found that doing two half days was more beneficial than trying to complete a full day sat at the computer screens. We look forward to future sessions with Tanya.”