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09:00 to 09:45
09:00 – 09:45
Registration & refreshments
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09:45 to 10:00
09:45 – 10:00
Chair's Introduction & Welcome
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10:00 to 10:30
10:00 – 10:30
Admissions Update: What's new in admissions and appeals
What’s new in admissions and appeals
A review of the main stories and rulings of the past twelve months and their implications for academies and MATs
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10:30 to 11:00
10:30 – 11:00
Panel session: Admissions and MATs in practice
• MAT focused criteria and their impact on the development, success and ethos of the MAT
• Managing and overcoming local challenges
• The OSA process and the importance of strong legal support
Richard Freeth, Partner, Browne Jacobson and Stuart Gardner, CEO, Thinking Schools Academy Trust
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11:00 to 11:10
11:00 – 11:10
Questions
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11:10 to 11:40
11:10 – 11:40
Morning Refreshments
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11:40 to 12:40
11:40 – 12:40
1A: Mock Appeal: Primary
Clear guidance and advice when preparing for an infant class school appeal: Know how to present your case, prepare a strong Prejudice Statement and ensure your case stands up to challenge
This session will run as a live example of an infant class size appeal
VWV and Browne Jacobson
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11:40 – 12:40
1B: Mock Appeal: Secondary
Clear guidance and advice when preparing for an secondary school appeal: Know how to present your case, prepare a strong Prejudice Statement and ensure your case stands up to challenge
This session will run as a live example of a secondary school appeal
VWV and Browne Jacobson
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12:40 to 13:40
12:40 – 13:40
Lunch & Networking
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13:40 to 14:10
13:40 – 14:10
Parental View: The view from the other side
The view from the other side. Understand how parents prepare for appeals and how they are repesented
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14:10 to 14:20
14:10 – 14:20
Questions
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14:20 to 15:10
14:20 – 15:10
2A: Admissions strategies in MATs
How to remain compliant and rewrite admissions criteria as an expanding MAT.
Understand timelines and protocols for consultation
Dai Dubridge, Partner, Browne Jacobson
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14:20 – 15:10
2B: Best practice from a local authority
Hear how a local authority prepares for appeals, understand how to challenge effectively and takeaway guidance for a model pack of paperwork
Jayne Abery, Strategy and Policy Manager and Liz Houghton, School Appeals Manager, Hertfordshire County Council
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15:10 to 15:30
15:10 – 15:30
Afternoon refreshments
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15:30 to 16:20
15:30 – 16:20
3A: Prejudice Statement Masterclass
Clarify what evidence is permissible, how to collect it legally and how to write a strong Prejudice Statement which favours your school
Dai Dubridge, Partner, Browne Jacobson
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15:30 – 16:20
3B: Freedom of Information Requests and GDPR
Ensure compliance, protect the information you have, and understand best practice for responding to Freedom of Information requests
Yvonne Spencer, Partner, Veale Wasbrough Vizards
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16:30
16:30
Conference Close
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