We are seeing a rise in the number of complaints and claims arising from pupil references. Do schools have to provide references? What does your school risk if you get it wrong? We share some guidance to deal with these.
The voluntary principle that charity trustees - usually the governors in a charitable independent school setting - fulfil their roles without payment, is a deep part of sector culture.
Dame Judith Hackitt has published her final report into the review of building regulations and fire safety, including a number of recommendations for schools.
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?
Recent clarifications published by the Financial Reporting Council mean that any trading subsidiary of a charity is required to either pay its profits to the charity before accounting year end...
The DfE published its response to the KCSIE consultation and revised draft guidance yesterday to enable schools to plan for its commencement on 3 September 2018.
We regularly hear about the pressures on teachers to deliver good exam results and about the effects on them of 'hyper accountability' for lofty parental aspirations.
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse published its Interim Report on 25th April, setting out the work of the Inquiry and its progress to date.
On 10 April we issued the Schools Law Brief Stop Press on 'Charities Urged to Review Safeguarding Arrangements', reporting on the Charity Commission's revised regulatory approach towards safeguarding in charities.
