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What employment rights and protections should peripatetic teachers be entitled to?
Our experts provide a summary of the Scott v Chigwell School case.
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Food for thought: the role schools play in improving children’s food insecurity
A summary of Nadhim Zahawi’s speech at the Children’s Future Food Inquiry report launch.
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Delivery of SEN funding through banded systems
Our experts review a recent High Court decision to uphold a decision by Local Authorities to deliver SEN provisions through banded levels without reference to individualised cost.
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Holiday Guides – Navigating the Academies Financial Handbook and the Governance Handbook
Not a holiday destination guide but a presentation of the key focus areas for academies.
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Review: DfE’s Best practice guidance for school complaints procedures 2019
A best practice checklist for you to consider against your complaints procedure.
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Better off with an NDA or nada?
Our experts review the use of non-disclosure agreements, with some best practice advice on how to use them appropriately.
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Blue Christmas: A cautionary tale
You might be off-site and off the clock, but employers can still be liable for their employees’ behaviour, as this case proves.
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Rogue One: A vicarious liability data breach story
A recent Court of Appeal case found an employer liable for the actions of a rogue employee, even though they played no direct part in their employee’s wrong doing. We’ve got some advice on how to avoid falling foul of vicarious liability.
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Cyber-criminals target schools
Some brief advice for schools on dealing with the latest scams and cyber attacks
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Putting the ‘read’ into readiness
“Let us read and let us dance – two amusements that will never do any harm to the world.” Voltaire