Compliance

Wednesday

11th Dec 2024

Children’s privacy: The data watchdog warning schools need to hear
A warning from the Information Commissioner’s Office over the use of technology such as AI and biometrics should not go unheeded by schools, says this lawyer
Children’s privacy: The data watchdog warning schools need to hear

Tuesday

22nd Oct 2024

To code B or not to code B: attendance rule change poses questions
Dan Worth outlines a litany of issues with the way attendance codes have changed for pupils engaged in remote education – and why it’s at odds with wider messages from the DfE
To code B or not to code B: Attendance rule change poses questions

Wednesday

9th Oct 2024

The importance of trust insurance - and assurance
The recent issuing of an improvement notice to a trust over a lack of adequate insurance should make all MAT and school leaders double check their policies
books to ashes

Tuesday

17th Sep 2024

Anxiety about Ofsted changes among leaders is justified
While happy to see the back of the old Ofsted system, the change to a new system brings understandable anxiety, as Tes editor Jon Severs outlines
Oliver montage Ofsted

Monday

15th Jul 2024

School uniform costs: How things could change under Labour
A lawyer outlines why a small line in the Labour manifesto could have big implications for school uniform costs – and could arrive at any moment
School uniform

Thursday

4th Jul 2024

Key questions to shape your school’s complaints policy
Can schools have an ‘unreasonable complaints’ policy? Can parents record meetings? And do you have to investigate all complaints no matter how outlandish?
Key questions to shape your school’s complaints policy

Thursday

30th May 2024

Labour’s VAT plans, staff costs and the law: what schools need to know
A lawyer explains why Labour’s proposed tax plans have got private schools considering their options on staff pay – but the law is clear on what actions they can and cannot take
Kier Starmer

Thursday

23rd May 2024

Safeguarding: handling online incidents that start outside school
As part of Safeguarding Awareness Week, an education lawyer offers insights on how to manage online safeguarding incidents that occur outside of school
Phone duvet

Thursday

16th May 2024

Why schools’ risk management strategies have to evolve
A trust’s chief operating officer explains why an honest risk-management strategy is crucial to allow schools and trusts to innovate and change
Why your risk management strategy has to evolve

Tuesday

23rd Apr 2024

Changes to sexual harassment law schools need to know
With new law coming in to strengthen worker protection against sexual harassment, an education lawyer outlines what schools and trusts should be doing to prepare
Law change

Tuesday

9th Apr 2024

The legal view: How far off-site can teaching staff go to break up a fight?
An education lawyer discusses where a school’s duty of care lies to staff and students if a call comes in about a fight off the premises and after hours – and it’s as complex as you’d imagine
The legal view: How far off-site can teaching staff go to break up a fight?

Wednesday

3rd Apr 2024

How can schools and trusts stay safe from cybersecurity threats?
The Big Debate is a regular panel discussion published as part of the Tes Magazine Leadership Forum. For this session, three senior leaders in large trusts explain their approach to staying safe in the digital domain
cybersecurity threats