
Insights

New law on sexual harassment to come into force in October
19 Sept 2024Under the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023, schools will be under a new duty from 26 October 2024 to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of staff in the course of their employment.

Making it compute - top tips for starting a successful IT system procurement project
19 Sept 2024When procuring a new IT system, much of your success and avoidance of problems arising later on, will depend on how you approach the early days of the project - the tips below should help you to navigate those challenges.

Handling confidential information in schools: key lessons from a recent case
19 Sept 2024A recent judicial review brought by a headteacher sacked for sharing sensitive information, has underlined the importance of maintaining confidentiality in schools.

Education Policy update
19 Sept 2024Schools will be aware of the rather late publication of KCSIE 2024 on 2 September 2024. Most of the changes are light touch, however Schools will still need to be mindful that some of the content remains under review.

Mergers and acquisitions - looking back and into the year ahead
19 Sept 2024With a year of strategic challenges and opportunities ahead, we thought it might provide interesting insight to summarise merger and acquisition activity from the 2023/24 Academic Year and the trends emerging for the year ahead.

Renters' Rights Bill - limited Impact on staff accommodation
19 Sept 2024The new government has published the first draft of its Renters' Rights Bill, which promises to finish the overhaul of tenants' rights started by the previous government.





