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June 2020

• 5 key questions for schools to consider on their employees’ return to school

  On Thursday the Prime Minister confirmed that all five tests have been met so we can now adjust the lockdown, with nursery, reception, year …

May 2020

• Returning to work – health and safety legal considerations

  If you’re considering returning employees to work following the coronavirus outbreak, you will be considering the health and safety implications. But where do you …

April 2020

• Can schools furlough employees?

  It’s a strange and confusing time for everyone, particularly those involved in education. Here our lawyers clarify what the much talked about Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme means to schools and academies.

• Happy Monday! Your 1 minute read on 6 April employment law related changes

  What is the key information you need to know as the new employment legislation comes into effect?

• COVID-19: Tips and advice for school governors

  What you need to know about the latest DfE COVID-19 guidance along with extra recommendations and tips from our education team.

March 2020

• Coronavirus: What you need to know

  Our lawyers have picked out some of the best guidance available on the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19 and how to mitigtate its impact on education.

November 2019

• DfE: A place for everything and everything in its place

  Stay on track with these handy links to helpful DfE guidance.

• Please make your way to a clearly marked Brexit

  We’ve picked through the noise to find some key guidance to help schools prepare for Britain’s withdrawal from the EU.

• Get up, stand up. Stand up for your rights…

  Protestors stopping your school from doing what it does best? Here’s a little help from the DfE.

• An investment in knowledge pays the best interest

  An update on the Condition Improvement Fund criteria.