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Safeguarding of athletes – lessons to be learned from the education sector
Posted: 22/08/2023
The government has announced that the ‘positions of trust’ definition within the Sexual Offences Act 2003 will be extended to include those involved in sports coaching alongside those already covered, such as teachers. Given this development, are there other regulations, guidance or best practice which apply to teachers......>>
EAT considers extent to which employer can restrict employee’s manifestation of religious beliefs
Posted: 21/06/2023
In the recent decision of Higgs v Farmor's School, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) found that employers cannot decide to discipline or dismiss an employee for manifesting a protected belief on the basis that someone else might be offended. Doing so risks discrimination unless an employer has also considered whether the action......>>
Strike action and actions short of a strike – what it means for universities and students
Posted: 12/06/2023
As universities and other higher education institutions will be aware, the Student Group Claim is already seeking compensation for students from leading universities for disruption to academic degrees caused by Covid-19. The marking and assessment boycott and strikes by university staff look like they will lead to further claims......>>
Student awarded settlement after complaint of anti-Israel bias in academic judgment
Posted: 30/05/2023
A sociology undergraduate student at the University of Leeds has reached an undisclosed commercial settlement with the university after complaining that her coursework was wrongly failed because it did not blame Israel for the crimes of Hamas against Palestinians. The student, Ms Greyman, said that she spoke with a number of lecturers......>>
Student complaints to higher education adjudicator reach record levels
Posted: 24/05/2023
When higher education students have exhausted their provider’s internal complaints process and are not satisfied with the outcome, they can submit complaints to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA). Complaints within the OIA’s jurisdiction include academic appeals, disciplinary matters, and welfare......>>

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Education alert - Tier 5 UK school closures
Given the Government’s ‘stay at home’ instruction yesterday evening, meaning schools will close for face to face learning until at least early February (except for vulnerable children and the children of key workers), independent schools are, at short notice, having to revert to their online learning provisions.

Coronavirus: special update for education institutions - April 2020
In this issue: With unforeseen political and economic measures being introduced on a daily basis to combat coronavirus, how we live and work in the short and medium term has changed dramatically.

Immigration update for education providers - November 2018
In this issue: While the Brexit chaos continues, the Home Office has launched the next phase of the EU Settlement Scheme. As from 15 November, those working in the higher education sector in this country can apply for settled status.

Education alert - March 2018
Most schools will be using rolled up holiday pay for any peripatetic (or other) term time workers, with 12.07% of pay as the additional holiday to be paid.

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