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
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
Over the last few years, 10 children have been tragically killed by falling goalposts. The majority of these cases have involved children being hit by
It’s all go in the world of collective redundancy consultation. Following on from the European Woolworths decision in May (reported here), there has been a
The Governing Body of a school in Kent has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £1,375 in costs after admitting a breach of section
The HSE inspected a sample of 153 non-local authority schools between April 2013 and January 2014, which included independent, voluntary aided and foundation schools, free
This is an interesting case which looks at the responsibiliti es of a headteacher to disclose personal matters to the school and the governors. In
