Archived Legal Articles from 2022

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Education

December

Further Education Colleges reclassified as Public Sector Bodies

07/12/22

On 29th November 2022, the Office for National Statistics ('ONS') reclassified further education corporations, sixth form college corporations and designated institutions in England ('Colleges'), as public sector bodies, forming part of Central Government. This decision is a…

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July

Preparedness for Growth - Academisation and other options

12/07/22

One of the key takeaways from the Government's White Paper on Education was that schools are going to be expected to be part of a strong academy trust by 2030. However, whilst the Department of Education has set out the destination it wants schools to reach, the journey on how to get is still…

Commercial contract considerations for Schools

11/07/22

More so than ever, schools and education establishments are taking over a greater proportion of the procurement of goods and services necessary for their effective operation, often through entering into commercial supply agreements and contracts. It is estimated that after wages, schools spend more than…

Getting Subject Access Requests (SARs) Right

07/07/22

What are subject access requests? Individuals have a right to access and receive a copy of their personal data under the UK general Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and this is known as a subject access request (SAR). A SAR can be made verbally or in writing and this includes via social media…

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March

STRESS: A pandemic in its own right in teaching? The after-effects of Covid-19

07/03/22

Undoubtedly, everyone has been affected in some way over the course of the past 2 years as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. When the order was issued to work from home, some people were of course able to work from home, thereby reducing the risk of contracting the virus, however, many people were key…

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January

Two all-girl schools opted to no longer accept transgender pupils

27/01/22

It has recently been reported that two single sex schools, within the Girls' Day School Trust, have changed their admissions policy and will only be admitting pupils based on their legal sex, recorded on their birth certificate, rather than their gender identity. The decision has been taken in order…

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