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Penningtons Manches Cooper appoints new head of charities
Posted: 30/09/2024
Leading charity lawyer Virginia Henley has joined Penningtons Manches Cooper to head its charities practice. Virginia, who joins the firm as a partner today, will be based in the firm’s Cambridge office, with a national remit. She was previously head of the charities team at HCR Law and has also worked at Bates Wells and Blake Morgan......>>
General election 2024: mood across education sector marked by apprehension
Posted: 24/06/2024
It would be difficult to miss the main education related headline of this general election campaign: Labour’s pledge to remove the VAT exemption for independent school fees. It has been a point of great concern amongst independent school clients for some time. Much of the impact will depend on how quickly Labour intends to roll out......>>
Planning for the tax-efficient payment of school fees
Posted: 04/06/2024
A common question for families who have children at private school (or who are considering this option) is whether it is possible to share the costs of school fees tax-efficiently across the generations. The answer to this is yes, particularly for grandparents, who have a number of inheritance tax options available to them, if they would like to assist with......>>).
Choice of school and school fees disputes for separated parents
Posted: 04/06/2024
At the time of a relationship breakdown, discussions between separated parents as to a child’s future schooling can prove particularly challenging. Such discussions arise at a time which is already unsettling for both separated parents and their children – and the prospect of a change of schools can cause further instability. Dealing with such......>>
Private schools, the permanent endowment ‘problem’, and VAT on fees
Posted: 12/04/2024
Changing social attitudes around private schools and their charitable status seem to have contributed to the Labour Party’s proposal to add VAT to private school fees (as well as remove the 80% business rates reduction they currently benefit from as charities). This article considers why this policy has changed, from the initial proposal of removing......>>
Proposed changes for VAT on private school fees
Posted: 12/02/2024
It is widely anticipated that a general election will be held in the final quarter of this year. The Labour Party has confirmed that it intends to remove the VAT exemption on independent school fees, as originally set out in its 2019 manifesto. If Labour win the election, it could, theoretically, make a change to the VAT rules relatively quickly......>>
Announcement of changes to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme employer contributions from April 2024
Posted: 07/11/2023
The long-awaited outcome of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) revaluation was finally announced on 27 October 2023. From April 2024, the employer contribution rate will increase by 5% to 28.6%. As affected schools will be aware, this follows a previous employer contribution rate increase in September 2019, from 16.48% to 23.6%......>>
Teaching points: converting schools to homes
Posted: 03/10/2023
The redevelopment of former schools into residential units presents an opportunity to repurpose unused property into housing. This was already an opportunity that some developers were taking, but given recent headlines on RAAC (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete) and the temporary closures it has led to, some schools may have......>>
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......>>

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