Teenager awarded £7,200 after being left without a school place for 14 months

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A student has received £7,200 in compensation after being left without a school place for 14 months Credit: PA

Leicestershire County Council have agreed to pay £7,200 and apologise to a student who was left without a school place for nearly 14 months.

The Year 10 pupil was without education provision from early January 2019 to the end of February 2020, due to a lack of places at nearby academy schools.

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman criticised the council - saying it did not do enough to compel academies to take action.

Leicestershire County Council Credit: ITV News Central

The LGCSO said they also did not do enough to ensure alternative arrangements were put in place while a school place was being found, when she was due to take her GCSE exams.

The teenager was finally offered a place at the beginning of June 2020.

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