Education Law

The Human Right to Education Research with an Annotated Bibliography

Online article and bibliography on the human right to education written by Jootaek Lee who is  assistant professor and librarian at Rutgers Law School in the United States. The article was published in 2021 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The article looks at international instruments relating to the right to education and includes an annotated bibliography of articles, reports and other materials aimed at scholars and practitioners.

Ofqual

Website of Ofqual, the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator which is the regulator of qualifications, exams and tests in England. The website includes information on the qualifications and exam system, regulation process, the accreditation of assessments, news, reports and details of their complaints system. The reports include research papers on topics such as e-assessment, GCSE and A-level exams and subject specific research. There is guidance aimed at students and parents, employers, teaching and training centres and awarding organisations.

Office of the Independent Adjudicator

The Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) for Higher Education is the body responsible for handling student complaints in England and Wales and was set up under the Higher Education Act of 2004. The site contains details about the complaints process and the range of topics that they do and do not deal with. Summaries of cases dealt with are available on the site along with annual reports and good practice guidance.

Ofsted

The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a non-ministerial government department that reports directly to Parliament. It brings together four formerly separate inspectorates, including the Adult Learning Inspectorate and the Commission for Social Care Inspection. It inspects and regulates care for children and young people and education and training for learners of all ages. They provide a four yearly inspection of state funded schools in the UK, the reports of which are available online.

Law of Higher Education online casebook

This website provides access to the online casebook designed to accompany The Law of Higher Education by Dennis Farringdon and David Palfreyman (Oxford University Press). The casebook is made freely available by the Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies (OxCHEPS). The full text is given for the majority of cases cited in the Law of Higher Education along with commentary and analysis.

European Commission Directorate General for Education Youth, Sport and Culture

Website of the European Commission Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture. The main sections of the site are Education and Training (with links to EU programmes, such as Erasmus), Lifelong Learning, Culture, Youth, Multilingualism and Sport. The site provides access to an extensive selection of online publications including information on the various policy areas and programs of the DG. The site is available in all the EU official languages, although some documents are only in a select few.

Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment

Website of the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA). This regulatory organisation, set up in 1994, provides advice on and support on what is taught in schools and colleges in Northern Ireland and how it is assessed. The CCEA website contains information about the work of the organisation covering assessment of pupils at Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 and accreditation and information on the exams offered including GCSE’s. A-level’s, BTECs and Key Skills.

Department for Education

The main website for the UK Department of Education which was formed in May 2010. It provides free access to information on the organisation, work and recent activities of the Department. It includes online publications, statistics and reports covering all aspects of UK educational policy and the provision of children's services. Topics covered by these include pre-school education, primary education, secondary education, teaching and teachers .

Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales

The Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales (SENTW) considers appeals from parents of children, with special educational needs, against decisions of Welsh Local Authorities. The site has information on the make up of the Tribunal and its powers. Annual reports are provided back to 2003/4 containing statistical information about the type of appeals dealt with by the SENTW. A page of related web links is also given.

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