Schools Law Brief

How Does the New Charities Act 2022 Affect Your School?

Tuesday, 17 May 2022

The new Charities Act 2022 recently received Royal Assent. The changes are wide-ranging and focus on reducing the regulatory burden of certain administrative charity rules to help charities run more smoothly.

How Does the New Charities Act 2022 Affect Your School?

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

Exams Season 2022 - How to Ensure Your School Is Prepared

Friday, 13 May 2022

Schools and pupils are busily preparing for A-level and GCSE exams, among others, which run through until the end of June.

Exams Season 2022 - How to Ensure Your School Is Prepared

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

Visas for Modern Foreign Language Assistants - Are They Eligible?

Friday, 25 February 2022

Since Brexit and the end of freedom of movement, many schools have struggled to fill Language Assistant vacancies, but can the immigration system help them?

Visas for Modern Foreign Language Assistants - Are They Eligible?

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

Data Breaches - What Can Schools Do to Minimise the Risk?

Friday, 25 February 2022

We are seeing more schools get in touch because they are concerned that they have suffered a data breach.

Data Breaches - What Can Schools Do to Minimise the Risk?

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

KCSIE 2022 - What Are the Proposed Changes?

Friday, 25 February 2022

On 11 January 2022 the DfE launched a consultation to seek views on its proposed changes to Keeping children safe in education 2022.

KCSIE 2022 - What Are the Proposed Changes?

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

Ukraine Crisis - Legal Implications and Considerations for UK Schools

Friday, 25 February 2022

The rapidly developing crisis in Eastern Europe is a cause for concern on many levels.

Ukraine Crisis - Legal Implications and Considerations for UK Schools

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

Staff Participating in Industrial Action Protected From Detriment

Thursday, 09 December 2021

All schools that have recently embarked on strategic staffing projects including restructures, payscale reviews and particularly TPS projects, will be aware of how active the teaching trade unions are...

Staff Participating in Industrial Action Protected From Detriment

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

IR35 - Everything Independent Schools Need to Know

Thursday, 09 December 2021

Independent schools have been affected by the new IR35 regulations (also known as 'Off-Payroll regulations') since 6 April 2021.

IR35 - Everything Independent Schools Need to Know

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

Top Tips for Managing Your School's Reputation

Thursday, 09 December 2021

A school's reputation is one of its key assets and something that governors must take reasonable steps to protect.

Top Tips for Managing Your School's Reputation

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

Stay GDPR Compliant - Data Protection Considerations for Your School

Thursday, 09 December 2021

When the pandemic hit in early 2020, moving lessons and other work online quickly was essential. But the speed at which this happened means some shortcuts might have been taken in respect of information security and other data protection considerations.

Stay GDPR Compliant - Data Protection Considerations for Your School

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

Is Your School Up-To-Speed With the Latest Safeguarding Updates?

Thursday, 09 December 2021

Since routine inspections resumed in September 2021, both Ofsted and ISI have focussed on the assessment of the commitment to and teaching of RSE and on how schools address safeguarding issues relating to peer on peer sexual violence and harassment.

Is Your School Up-To-Speed With the Latest Safeguarding Updates?

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

New Law Requires School Food to Be Correctly Labelled With Allergens

Monday, 04 October 2021

After the tragic death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 'Natasha's Law' now requires food for direct sale to be fully labelled with all ingredients and allergens - including food produced and sold within schools.

New Law Requires School Food To Be Correctly Labelled With Allergens

Back to School Data Protection Refresher

Friday, 17 September 2021

The start of the new academic year is an ideal time to take stock of your school's data protection compliance and consider what's on the horizon over the next few months.