Back to school webinar for Independent Schools
With September fast approaching, now is the perfect time to ensure your independent school is fully prepared for the year ahead. This focused and practical session is designed to give school leaders a clear picture of the key legal, regulatory and inspection developments affecting the sector, together with the actions schools should be taking ahead of the new academic year.
What will this training cover?
This session will guide you through the key developments for the 2026/27 academic year, highlighting both confirmed changes and emerging issues that independent schools should be aware of.
Topics will include:
- KCSIE 2026 and safeguarding priorities for the year ahead
- The latest guidance on gender questioning children
- The new Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) guidance and what schools need to do to prepare for implementation
- Developments relating to the mandatory reporting duty for child sexual abuse
- New requirements under the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act, including:
- Allergy safety requirements and allergy policies under Benedict's Law
- Mobile phone restrictions and behaviour expectations
- Independent school regulatory developments
- The ISI consultation on complaints and the proposed removal of significant strengths
- Lessons from recent inspections, including attendance, absence coding and practical policy considerations
- Updated guidance on restrictive interventions, including the use of reasonable force and the new recording and reporting duty
- ICO guidance on artificial intelligence and subject access requests
- Other key legal and regulatory developments schools should be aware of during the 2026/27 academic year
Who should attend?
This webinar will be particularly relevant for Heads, Deputy Heads, Bursars, Governors, Trustees, DSLs, HR professionals and members of senior leadership teams with responsibility for safeguarding, compliance and school governance.
