Education Appeals - Further Advice and Information

Useful publications

The following publications and websites may be of interest:

• COSLA Revised code of practice for the constitution and procedures of education appeal committees in Scotland - published July 2001.
• A-Z of Scots Education Law A Guide for Parents 3rd Edition ISBN 978-011-497346-9
• Scottish Executive circular 1/2001 Placing Requests for School age Children - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications
• Scottish Government circular 8/2003 Exclusion from Schools in Scotland: guidance to Education Authorities - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/publications
• Scottish Government: A guide for parent on Choosing a School and the placing request system, November 2010 - http://www.scotland.gov.uk

Useful Organisations and Contacts

Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland

Europa Building
450 Argyle Street
Glasgow
G2 8LG

Telephone: 0141 3025860
Email: asntsinquiries@gov.scot

Citizens Advice Scotland

Spectrum House
2 Powderhall Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4GB

Telephone: 0131 550 1000
Website: www.cas.org.uk

European Court of Human Rights

Council of Europe
F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex
France

Telephone: 33 (0)3 88 41 20 10
website: www.echr.coe.int

Law Society of Scotland

26 Drumsheugh Gardens
Edinburgh
EH3 7YR

Telephone: 0131 226 7411
Website: www.lawscot.org.uk

Scottish Government Learning Directorate

Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ

Telephone: 0131 5568400
Website: www.scotland.gov.uk

Enable

1 Wester Shawfair
Danderhall
Midlothian
EH22 1FD

Telephone: 0300 0200 101
Website: www.enable.org.uk

Relevant Legislation

The legislation listed can be viewed at http://www.legislation.gov.uk

• Education (Scotland) Act 1980
• Education (Appeal Committee Procedures) (Scotland) Regulations 1982
• Education (Placing in Schools) (Scotland) Regulations 1982
• Education (Lower Primary Class Sizes) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010
• Human Rights Act 1998
• Schools General (Scotland) Regulations 1975
• Standards in Scotland's Schools Act 2000
• The Additional Support for Learning (Placing Requests and Deemed Decisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2005
• The Education (Additional Support for Learning (Scotland) Act 2005
• The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2009
• Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007