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Teachers' Pension Scheme Update - News on the Contribution Rate

Thursday, 29 June 2023

We have now received an indication from HM Treasury that the 'direction of travel' for the employer's contribution rates is likely to be in the region of a 5% increase.

Teachers' Pension Scheme Update - News on the Contribution Rate

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Disciplinary Action Was Not Discriminatory Following Chaplain's Controversial Sermon

Wednesday, 17 May 2023

An Employment Tribunal has found that a College was entitled to object to the way its former Chaplain manifested his beliefs, following a sermon he delivered in the College chapel.

Disciplinary Action Was Not Discriminatory Following Chaplain's Controversial Sermon

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The Protect Duty - Considerations for Schools and Its Upcoming Obligations

Wednesday, 17 May 2023

The Government has announced new laws to keep people safe with a view to scaling up preparedness for, and protection from, terrorist attacks.

The Protect Duty - Considerations for Schools and Its Upcoming Obligations

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Fees in Advance and VAT

Wednesday, 17 May 2023

With some areas of the political landscape focusing on independent schools' VAT exempt status, schools are considering requests from parents to make advance payments of fees with a view to help mitigate the risks of VAT being applicable to school fees.

Fees in Advance and VAT

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School Accommodation and the Storage of Firearms

Wednesday, 17 May 2023

The tragedy at Epsom College this year has stunned the sector and society more widely. This incident has led to enquiries from schools reflecting their approach to the storage of privately-held firearms and other potentially dangerous weapons on site.

School Accommodation and the Storage of Firearms

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AI and the Education Sector - Changing Times

Wednesday, 17 May 2023

Until recently, to most of us in the education sector artificial intelligence (AI) was a somewhat abstract concept. But that abstract concept has become dramatically real with the launch and widespread use of ChatGPT and similar products.

AI and the Education Sector - Changing Times

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Teachers' Pension Scheme - Where Are We Now?

Wednesday, 17 May 2023

The Government has published its response to the recent consultation on the methodology used to set the SCAPE discount rate and concludes it does not intend to modify the methodology. What does this mean for independent schools?

Teachers' Pension Scheme - Where Are We Now?

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VWV Produces Template Response to Part-Year Worker Holiday Entitlement Consultation

Monday, 13 February 2023

The Government is consulting on a proposal to change the way holiday entitlement works for permanently-retained part-year and irregular hours workers.

VWV Produces Template Response to Part-Year Worker Holiday Entitlement Consultation

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Employers Prepare for Teacher Strike Disruption

Friday, 27 January 2023

Preparations for strike days will be well underway at affected schools. It is also sensible to consider the potential impact on employers more generally.

Employers Prepare for Teacher Strike Disruption

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Education Sector Braces for Planned Teachers' Strikes

Thursday, 19 January 2023

The National Education Union (NEU), which represents around 450,000 teachers, support staff and school leaders, has announced that teachers in England and Wales will strike on seven dates in February and March 2023.

Education Sector Braces for Planned Teachers' Strikes

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Data Protection - Recent Developments and What's on the Horizon

Monday, 09 January 2023

Here we look at recent data protection developments and what schools should be thinking about for the year ahead.

Data Protection - Recent Developments and What's on the Horizon

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What to Expect in Employment Law in 2023

Monday, 09 January 2023

As the new year gets underway, we have looked at some of the key employment law developments anticipated in 2023.

What to Expect in Employment Law in 2023

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Regulatory Developments 2023

Friday, 13 January 2023

We have taken a look ahead at regulatory developments we are expecting in 2023.

Regulatory Developments 2023

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The Risk of Removal of the Benefits of Charitable Status

Monday, 09 January 2023

Risk of a future Labour Government changing taxation of independent schools to require VAT to be charged on school fees, and to remove tax benefits of charitable status from independent school operating charities, should be high on school's risk register.

The Risk of Removal of the Benefits of Charitable Status

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Government Consults on Calculation of Part-Year Worker Holiday Pay

Friday, 13 January 2023

On 12 January 2023 the Government opened consultation on proposals to pro-rate statutory holiday entitlement for part-year workers, in light of last year's Supreme Court judgment in the case of Harpur Trust v Brazel.

Government Consults on Calculation of Part-Year Worker Holiday Pay