Children’s Rights Conference: Ending the School to Prison Pipeline
A conference organised by the UCL Centre for Access to Justice with Garden Court Chambers
Children’s Rights Conference: Ending the School to Prison Pipeline
20 Nov 2024, 14:00 – 19:30
About this event
The Garden Court Chambers Children’s Rights Team, in collaboration with the University College London (UCL)’s Centre for Access to Justice, invites you to a half-day in-person conference on Universal Children’s Day.
The Garden Court Chambers Children’s Rights Team is at the forefront of protecting and upholding children’s rights, domestically and internationally, whether in the family courts or as a child defendant. We strive for the highest standards for children and provide training and guidance to continually improve legal knowledge and expertise on children’s rights.
The conference sessions will cover:
- Challenging Discriminatory Behaviour Policies in Schools
- Religious Freedom, Cultural Identity, Political Expression, and School Exclusions
- Understanding the School-to-Prison Pipeline – School Exclusion, Care Experience, Pupil Referral Units & Over-Criminalisation
- Police in Schools – are they ‘Safer Schools’, or Criminalising Children?
- Caring for Kids – Protecting the Rights of Care Experienced Children (including Unaccompanied Minors) in the Criminal Justice System
- Achieving a Fair Trial – Ensuring the Criminal Trial Process Meets a Child’s Needs
- How is Practice Changing Post ZA?
- A tribute to Professor Michael Freeman
Keynote speakers:
- Charlie Taylor, Chief Inspector of Prisons
- Mrs Justice May, Judge of the High Court of England and Wales
Panellists:
- Dr Layla Aitlhadj, Director, Prevent Watch
- Agness Agyepong, Founder & CEO, Global Black Maternal Health Institute
- Dr Shabna Begum, CEO, Runnymede Trust
- Anthony Benedict, CEO designate, Ambition Community Trust and Executive Headteacher, Tameside Pupil Referral Unit
- Acland Bryant, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
- Joanne Cecil KC, Garden Court Chambers
- Florence Cole, Solicitor, Harrow Law Centre
- Professor Alison Diduck, UCL
- Dr Jo Easton, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Unlock
- Helen Foot, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
- Dr Karen Graham, Lecturer in Criminology, City, University of London
- Victoria Hodgson, Specialist SENCO Teacher, London South East Academies Trust Outreach
- Dr Laura Janes, Consultant Solicitor & National Association of Youth Justice Trustee
- Dr Matthew Jay, Senior Research Fellow in Epidemiology, UCL Legal Epidemiology Group
- Sonia Kalsi, Associate Professor, UCL (Chair)
- Rachel Knowles, Clinical Principal Research Fellow, UCL (Chair)
- Caroline Liggins, Partner, Hodge Jones & Allen
- Audrey Cherryl Mogan, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers (Chair)
- Raheel Mohammed, Director, Maslaha
- Claire Muccio, Head of Outreach, London South East Academies Trust
- Ollie Persey, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
- Grace Preston, Senior Policy Officer, Traveller Movement
- Dan Rosenburg, Partner, Simpson Millar
- Sabrina Simpson, Solicitor, Coram
- Aika Stephenson Legal Director, Founder and Co-Lead, Just for Kids Law
- Denika Swack, Solicitor, GT Stewart
- Alex Temple, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers (Chair)
- Jennifer Twite, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
- Amanda Weston KC, Garden Court Chambers and Commissioner for Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law, Policy, and Practice (Chair)
Programme:
2.00pm – 2.30pm: Registration, Teas & Coffee
2.30pm – 2.35pm: Welcome – Kate Aubrey-Johnson, Garden Court Chambers Children’s Rights Team Convenor
2.35pm – 2.45pm: A Tribute to Professor Michael Freeman – Professor Alison Diduck, UCL
2.45pm – 3.10pm: Keynote Speech – Charlie Taylor, Chief Inspector of Prisons
3.15pm – 4.30pm: Workshop 1 (Choose One Session)
1a. Challenging Discriminatory Behaviour Policies in Schools
Acland Bryant, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers (Chair)
Ollie Persey, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
Dr Karen Graham, Lecturer in Criminology, City, University of London
Agness Agyepong, Founder & CEO, Global Black Maternal Health Institute
Dan Rosenburg, Partner, Simpson Millar
1b. Religious Freedom, Cultural Identity, Political Expression, and School Exclusions
Amanda Weston KC, Garden Court Chambers and Commissioner for Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law, Policy, and Practice (Chair)
Raheel Mohammed, Director, Maslaha
Dr Layla Aitlhadj, Director, Prevent Watch
Florence Cole, Solicitor, Harrow Law Centre
Grace Preston, Senior Policy Officer, Traveller Movement
1c. Understanding the School-to-Prison Pipeline – School Exclusion, Care Experience, Pupil Referral Units & Over-Criminalisation
Alex Temple, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers (Chair)
Denika Swack, Solicitor, GT Stewart
Sabrina Simpson, Solicitor, Coram
Anthony Benedict, CEO designate, Ambition Community Trust and Executive Headteacher, Tameside Pupil Referral Unit
Dr Matthew Jay, Senior Research Fellow in Epidemiology, UCL Legal Epidemiology Group
4.30pm – 5pm: Refreshment Break
5pm – 6.15pm: Workshop 2 (Choose One Session)
2a. Police in Schools – are they ‘Safer Schools’, or Criminalising Children?
Audrey Cherryl Mogan, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers (Chair)
Florence Cole, Solicitor, Harrow Law Centre
Victoria Hodgson, Specialist SENCO Teacher, London South East Academies Trust Outreach
Claire Muccio, Head of Outreach, London South East Academies Trust
Dr Shabna Begum, CEO, Runnymede Trust
Dr Jo Easton, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Unlock
Aika Stephenson Legal Director, Founder and Co-Lead, Just for Kids Law
2b. Caring for Kids – Protecting the Rights of Care Experienced Children (including Unaccompanied Minors) in the Criminal Justice System
Rachel Knowles, Clinical Principal Research Fellow, UCL (Chair)
Helen Foot, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
Jennifer Twite, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
Dr Laura Janes, Consultant Solicitor & National Association of Youth Justice Trustee
2c. Achieving a Fair Trial – Ensuring the Criminal Trial Process Meets a Child’s Needs
Sonia Kalsi, Associate Professor, UCL (Chair)
Joanne Cecil KC, Garden Court Chambers
Caroline Liggins, Partner, Hodge Jones & Allen
6.15pm – 6.45pm: Feedback Session
6.45pm – 7.30pm: Plenary – How is Practice Changing Post ZA? – Mrs Justice May, Judge of the High Court of England and Wales
7.30pm Conference sessions end
This conference is free of charge and you can book your place via the Garden Court chambers website at:
https://gardencourtchambers.co.uk/event/childrens-rights-conference-ending-the-school-to-prison-pipeline/
Further information
Ticketing
Pre-booking essential
Cost
Free
Open to
All