Schoolhouse has a longstanding relationship with the Education Law Unit of Govan Law Centre which provides our ‘second tier’ legal advice.  We are indebted to partner Iain Nisbet,  Scotland’s foremost education lawyer,  for his training, support and advice over many years.

Equality and Human Rights case service   

Govan Law Centre’s Education Law Unit, supported by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, runs a case service for children and young people in education in Scotland who have been discriminated against or whose human rights have been breached

The service offers help for children or young people in education (or their parents) and covers both Human Rights and Discrimination based on

• Gender
• Race
• Disability
• Sexual orientation
• Religious belief

It covers home educated children and young people as well as school pupils. The project would be particularly interested to hear from anyone who has been refused permission to home educate and feels that this was discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation etc.

For more information please contact Angela Ward, Equalities Case Worker on equality@edlaw.org.uk or 0141 445 1955.