The government has now released a draft of the statutory guidance that all schools will be required to follow from September 2019. Keeping Children Safe
Blog Allegations of misconduct should always be thoroughly investigated. Nowhere is this more important than in the Education sector, where employers have a duty to
There are few sectors where a rigorous recruitment process matters more than in education. With overall pupil numbers projected to rise by 5% between 2018
Nine hair and beauty workers from Havering College of Further and Higher Education have been awarded more than £100,000 in damages after being poisoned by
Concerns about years of budget cuts have reached crisis point. Hundreds of head teachers marched at Downing Street to make their worries known. Head teachers
Teachers have taken 1.3 million days off as a result of stress and poor mental health in the last four years. It is yet another
A challenge on criminal records checks used by employers is currently being heard by the Supreme Court. An employer or an organisation engaging volunteers may
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
Earlier this year we reported on a human rights case relating to an employer looking at an employee’s emails. There has now been another decision
Ellis Whittam has announced a unique new training course for education providers. The new course, entitled Managing Health & Safety Risks in the Education Sector
