Welcome to the first newsletter of 2010. If the New Year festivities seem a long time ago and the snow lingers I hope looking forward to some up and coming ELAS events will help to brighten February for you.  

 

Firstly on 10th February the SEN/SENDIST Special Interest Group will meet at 4.30-5.30 pm at Hardwicke Building, New Square Lincoln’s Inn WC2A . Oliver Hyams will lead the discussion on the topic

 This will be followed at approximately 5.30pm by a brief, Extraordinary General Meeting. Members will recall that there has been the need, for sometime, to update our Articles and Memorandum of Association the EGM will, we hope, pass the resolution to enable the amendments to be enforced.

 

Notice of the EGM has been sent to all members separately. If you would like to read the proposed Amendments and/or the Articles ion full these can be found on the Articles and Memorandum section of the ELAS web site. www.educationlawasociation.org.uk

 

We do need a quorate meeting  to pass such a resolution. We hope that you are enticed to attend the SEN/SIG and to remain for the short time it will take to vote through the Special Resolution. There will be refreshments! So do come along.

 

Secondly, the Schools SIG will be meeting on 9^th March – PLEASE NOTE- this is a change to the date originally published on our calendar – which was a Friday and therefore unlikely to be overly popular!!. Details of Topic and Venue will be confirmed nearer the day.

 

·         Executive Committee – We are delighted that Oliver Hyams will continue as Chair and that David Lawson and Louise Colman have joined the Executive Committee and Caraline Johnson has volunteered to act as Treasurer.

·         Membership Renewal reminders – thank you to those members who have paid their renewal fees promptly. Those who may not have got around to it as yet will be receiving a reminder over the next few days. As a ‘gentle’ incentive for you to pay up – the new edition of EPLI will only be sent out to those up to date with their membership fees or on receipt of overdue fees.

·         EPLI – the next edition will be with PAID UP members very shortly.