The Autumn Term is a busy time for academies welcoming students and staff back to school. If you have acquired new schools over the summer, you may also be busy managing those estates.
New Careers guidance and access for education and training providers was published by DfE in January 2018. Some of these changes were effective immediately, however further requirements will come into force from September 2018.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has recently published a consultation about powers for dealing with unauthorised encampments on land.
Consultation on the green paper closed in December 2016. It wasn't until May 2018 that the government published its response. What has nearly a year and a half of reflection brought?
Following the implementation of the GDPR on 25 May, many schools and academy trusts are reporting that they still have work to do. Is it too late, or is this just the beginning?
The DfE published its response to the KCSIE consultation and revised draft guidance yesterday to enable schools to plan for its commencement on 3 September 2018.
Many academies use their property assets to generate additional income to supplement the core funding they receive. In addition, many academies operate from sites which are made up of buildings constructed many years ago and/or have inherited sites...
Does the fact that an employer complies with the Fixed Term Employees Regulations 2002 necessarily mean it acted fairly when deciding against the renewal of a fixed-term contract?
Yes, held the Supreme Court in the recent case of Reilly v Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. An employment tribunal had been entitled to find that the dismissal was in the range of reasonable responses.
We have recently seen increased scrutiny of senior executive pay across the public sector (particularly in relation to the remuneration awarded to some university vice chancellors).
