Gilliatt Parents appealed against the decision of the SENT which approved the placement recommendation in a statement of special educational needs to the effect that the child should be educated in a Pupil Referral Unit (with a gradual introduction into mainstream schooling) rather than a specialist boarding school which was the parents’ preferred choice. It was recommended that the child’s schooling should involve no disapplication of the National Curriculum. The PRU could not provide access to the National Curriculum. The child was not yet ready for an ordinary mainstream school. The court quashed the decision of the SENT, and sent the case back down for rehearing.
Judges:
Mr Justice McCullough
Citations:
[1996] EWHC Admin 200
Links:
Education
Updated: 25 May 2022; Ref: scu.136748
