Managing Schools – A Risky Business
22nd September 2016
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Running a school is a risky business. But just how do you define “risk”? By law schools must be run in ways that make sure
Running a school is a risky business. But just how do you define “risk”? By law schools must be run in ways that make sure
On becoming an academy school, governing owner-operators take on legal responsibility for the Health & Safety of staff and students. If you govern an academy
A Canterbury school has been fined £18,000 and ordered to pay costs of almost £10,000 after a seven-year-old boy needed CPR during a swimming lesson.
Dame Judi Dench recently celebrated her 81st birthday by getting her first tattoo. She follows a long list of celebrities with body art – Samantha
The MP-led Business, Innovation and Skills Committee has announced an inquiry into corporate governance. This follows inquiries into the sale and acquisition of BHS and the
The scope of an employer’s duty to remove barriers disabled employees face in the workplace has always been debatable. In a recent case, the Employment
G4S was ordered to pay £1.8 million for failing to protect workers from the risk of Legionnaires’ disease, a serious respiratory illness caused by airborne
The number of people on zero hour contracts is on the rise. Love them or loathe them, these contracts that do not guarantee workers a
An all-party MP group on occupational health recently reported there is an asbestos “time-bomb in our schools.” Huge numbers of schools built in the three
The 2015 case of Rooney v Western Education and Library Board shows how easily the law can impact on those responsible for school Health & Safety