The IR35 regime will soon be upon us – are you prepared?
19 January 2021
It was a relief to many organisations and contractors that the new IR35 Regulations ("Regulations") which were…
19 January 2021
It was a relief to many organisations and contractors that the new IR35 Regulations ("Regulations") which were…
11 January 2021
8 January 2021
Welcome to the spring edition 2021 of our newsletter for schools.
If you require advice following the…
6 January 2021
Further to the Government announcement yesterday evening which imposes another national lockdown, the immediate…
6 January 2021
The country has seen light at the end of the tunnel with the approval and start of a vaccine roll-out, which it…
6 January 2021
Many schools will have been aware of the template letter being circulated by the Unions which staff could use…
6 January 2021
Although the UK left the EU at midnight on 31 January 2020, we didn't feel the impact of our departure because…
6 January 2021
Internal investigations are important signifiers of how effective a school is in its sensitivity towards…
6 January 2021
The Charity Governance Code sets out the principles of governance and standards of best practice which apply to…
6 January 2021
The Autumn Term 2020 saw a number of SEND issues in the news and courts, ranging from the need to make…
6 January 2021
One of the most important pieces of statutory guidance for schools is 'Keeping Children Safe in Education'…
7 December 2020
The country has seen light at the end of the tunnel with the approval last week of a vaccine, which it is hoped…
30 November 2020
This webinar was recorded on 26 November 2020.
In this video our Employment team discuss the challenges of…
3 November 2020
Just a few hours before the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was due to come to an end in favour of the…
3 November 2020
As we approach the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, businesses which currently employ, or plan…
3 November 2020
During the referendum campaign along with ‘Get Brexit Done’ what we heard a lot of was the introduction of new…
27 October 2020
Congratulations to our Schools team who join some of the big legal players in the education sector by being…
16 October 2020
28 September 2020
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has announced the replacement to the Coronavirus Job Retention…
3 September 2020
Welcome back!
For some of you it will have been a short break over the summer before preparations for…
3 September 2020
The Department for Education (DfE) issued a flurry of new and updated guidance at the end of last week. The…
3 September 2020
We have collected some of the most important issues and recent headlines which schools should be aware of to…
3 September 2020
The new KCSIE guidance was published on 1 September 2020 and is available here. Part 1 for all school staff is…
3 September 2020
Preparations for September 2020 were likely to have started earlier than usual as more pupils are welcomed back…
18 May 2020
Last week, the Chancellor announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will be extended until the…
22 April 2020
Welcome to the summer edition of our newsletter for schools.
We are beginning a summer Term remotely, until…
21 April 2020
The obligation to pay school fees is a contractual obligation: parents enter into a contract with a school to…
21 April 2020
As early as possible in your communications with parents about the service that can be provided during school…
21 April 2020
Question: When is a consumer not a consumer?
As individuals, many of us will have signed up to terms and…
21 April 2020
Independent schools are expected to handle a number of internal processes by way of a panel review, for…
21 April 2020
Following the announcement on 18 March 2020 that all GCSE and A-Level summer exams were cancelled, concerns…
21 April 2020
As schools, and indeed all employers, have begun getting to grips with new ways of operating in these…
21 April 2020
The Government set out a number of changes to employment law in its Good Work Plan which was published at the…
7 April 2020
It has been another hectic week for schools with lots of additional guidance from the DfE. This e-alert…
6 April 2020
On Saturday 4 April the government issued updated guidance regarding the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme,…
27 March 2020
What a difference a week makes...
The government is already looking at the impact of Coronavirus on…
23 March 2020
You will either have made it to the end of the spring Term 2020 by last Friday 20 March, or you will from today…
19 March 2020
At Wilsons we wanted to keep you up to date with our plans due to COVID-19 and recent advice from the…
17 March 2020
The Spring/Summer 2020 edition of the Wilsons magazine is out now. This edition features the usual mixture of…
11 February 2020
Almost 15,000 Chinese pupils in UK independent schools – 27% of all overseas pupils
Many Chinese pupils at UK…
3 February 2020
This year we were pleased to bring back our annual Independent Schools Conference. We welcomed over 40 Heads,…
7 January 2020
There are a number of events throughout the Academic Year when parents will no doubt be vying for the best…
7 January 2020
Nelson Mandela said “From the poorest of countries to the richest of nations, education is the key to moving…
7 January 2020
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has recently issued guidance to schools and colleges on how to cater for…
7 January 2020
Our 'go to' statutory guidance on the topic of safeguarding is 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' (KCSIE).…
7 January 2020
In these challenging circumstances, is your parent/school contract still fit for purpose?
Are parents…
3 September 2019
Welcome to the Autumn edition of our newsletter for schools.
We hope that you have enjoyed a well-deserved…
3 September 2019
If a charity charges fees for the provision of goods, property or services it may be engaging in trading…
3 September 2019
If your school receives or is threatened with a SEND Tribunal claim, it is worth noting the recent finding by…
3 September 2019
Our round-up of recent guidance has been created as a quick reference point for schools, including the updated…