7/10/2026 9:14:51 AM Telecoms Lease Renewals: why landowners should proceed with caution By Benjamin Pike If your land or building hosts a telecommunications mast on its property, it is important to understand how legal changes that came in in...
7/9/2026 12:05:37 PM Employer rate for TPS to fall significantly to 17.68% By Adam McRae-Taylor The Government has now announced the results of its latest valuation of the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) and the employer rate is...
7/9/2026 9:14:32 AM College Financial Handbook 2026 has just landed! By Tom Morrison With just over three weeks to go before it comes into force, the 2026 edition of the College Financial Handbook has just been published. ...
7/7/2026 10:18:17 AM New ICO guidance on using personal data to deter crime By Tom Vasov The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published new guidance aimed at helping small retailers use personal information to...
7/6/2026 11:26:32 AM Educating future citizens: rule of law in schools By Clare Wigzell The introduction of specialist free teaching materials for Key Stages 1 to 4 on the rule of law by the Attorney General’s Office is a...
7/3/2026 3:17:16 PM What is 'Education, Education, Education'? By Eleanor Reilly Nearly 30 years ago, the three-word slogan began in political campaigning, as far as I know. It put Tony Blair in Downing Street in 1997...
7/3/2026 9:19:20 AM England v Mexico - don't be as unpopular as VAR! By Jamie Otter A 5am pub licence extension might not look like an academy trust issue.Until the 8.30am staff briefing.The Government's decision to allow...
7/2/2026 8:36:52 AM Consultation opens on holiday pay compliance and enforcement By Amy Berry The Government has launched a new consultation on holiday pay compliance and enforcement as part of its wider Make Work Pay agenda. The...
7/2/2026 8:34:12 AM Teachers pay to rise by 3.5% this September and curbs to be placed on executive pay By Amy Berry Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has confirmed a multi-year teacher pay award, additional school funding and new controls on...
6/30/2026 2:53:37 PM Beyond policies: what the EHRC's new research means for employers By Katharine Robinson The Equality and Human Rights Commission's (EHRC's) recent research into workplace harassment offers a timely reminder that preventing...
6/26/2026 8:29:55 AM Safer recruitment in education and early years settings: Lessons from the DBS Update Service Case By Craig Vincent Laura McHugh Recent BBC reporting has highlighted serious safeguarding concerns arising from the use of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)...
6/26/2026 7:55:38 AM Government's retrospective Earned Settlement proposals found "manifestly unfair" by House of Lords Committee By Emily Heinrich A welcome two months ahead of schedule, the House of Lords’ Justice and Home Affairs Committee has published its report on settlement,...
6/23/2026 4:14:23 PM From post to pixels: are easier ballots set to drive more school strikes? By Katharine Robinson Industrial action has already been on the rise, and the Government’s recent reforms are steadily making it easier in practice for trade...
6/23/2026 9:17:42 AM Ban on upwards-only rent reviews: the lease might not be the full truth! By Chris Sharpe For many years, leases have commonly included an upwards-only rent review which means that when the rent is reviewed, typically every...
6/22/2026 12:06:03 PM Too cool for school? Or too hot to handle? By Kara Williams There's no legal maximum temperature for classrooms to hit before Schools can no longer operate. We've seen in the past few years a...
6/17/2026 9:23:51 AM Calling time on social media for under-16s: what the ban might mean for schools By Danielle Francombe The Government has announced plans to ban social media platforms from offering services to under-16s, alongside restrictions on high-risk...