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A recent judicial review brought by a headteacher sacked for sharing sensitive information, has underlined the importance of maintaining confidentiality in schools.

When 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.

Schools 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.

The Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman recently published a decision finding fault with East Riding of Yorkshire Council as the 'admission authority' for a school responsible for appointing an Admission Appeal Panel and arranging an appeal.

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 is bringing important changes that will affect how academy trusts manage and report key company information through Companies House.

This judgment clarifies that, for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010, sex-based rights and protections are grounded in biological sex. That is, the word 'woman' and 'man' refer to biological sex.