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Book review: “Reforming lessons”
Geordie Cheetham and Satnam Virdi review “Reforming Lessons: Why English Schools Have Improved Since 2010 and How This Was Achieved” by Nick Gibb and Robert Peal.
Mobile phones, AI and schools
New guidance on mobile phones and AI could impact school regulation, writes Jen Davie.
Conversion to an ‘empty’ MAT
Gerry Morrison considers the legal, governance and practical implications of Franklin Sixth Form College’s conversion to an ‘empty’ Multi-Academy Trust, and what this pioneering model may signal for post-16 education provision across the UK.
Obvious risks: the beautiful game
The High Court recently rejected an appeal over an injury sustained by the claimant when climbing over a perimeter fence to retrieve a football, finding that the school which owned the premises owed the appellant “no duty” under the Occupiers Liability Act 1957. Jasmine Murphy analyses the ruling.
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How hair strand testing should be instructed for family court proceedings
For years, FTS, a drug, alcohol and DNA lab in Yorkshire, has been advocating for an end to the use of Society of Hair Testing (SoHT)…
How Finders International Supports Council Officers
Councils across the UK face a growing number of complex cases involving deceased individuals with no known next of kin, unclaimed estates,…
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Public Sector Insights – Disability discrimination in education
Trish D’Souza, a Legal Director in the Education sector, and Jo Corbett-Simmons, a Legal Director in our Commercial Litigation team, delivered a session for schools, local authorities and academy trusts on Disability discrimination – how to recognise potential claims.
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