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Ways to survive (Independent Insight)

19 January 2022

“While the independent sector has weathered much of the storm of Covid, challenges ahead may mean considering…

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Education newsletter - Spring Term 2022 edition

6 January 2022

Welcome to the Spring 2022 edition of our newsletter for schools.

This time last year schools in England…

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Maximising school fees debt recovery

6 January 2022

All fee-paying schools will have experienced some problem with school fees debts at one time or another. It may…

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Conducting disciplinary and grievance investigations

6 January 2022

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, conducting a grievance or disciplinary investigation is a task which…

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Information law update

6 January 2022

The last year has seen the High Court handling a large number of data protection and privacy cases and two of…

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HM Land Registry: The 2030 Goal of ‘Comprehensive Registration’

6 January 2022

If your school has unregistered land on-site or in your portfolio, perhaps 2022 is the year to consider…

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In the Press

Mental health and wellbeing in schools (Independent Insight)

3 September 2021

What should schools be doing to improve pupil resilience and emotional wellbeing? Vicky Wilson reports in an…

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Publications

Education newsletter - Autumn Term 2021 edition

19 August 2021

Welcome to the Autumn 2021 edition of our Education newsletter. We hope you have managed to enjoy a break over…

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COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccination for 16-17 year olds – tackling the immediate issues

19 August 2021

COVID-19 vaccination for 16-17 year olds – tackling the immediate issues The government has adopted the JCVI's…

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Mental health and wellbeing in schools – a safeguarding perspective

19 August 2021

Mental health and wellbeing has been in the spotlight since the reopening of schools in March 2021 and there is…

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The new Academy Trust Handbook 2021

19 August 2021

The Academy Trust Handbook 2021, which replaces the Academies Financial Handbook, comes into effect on 1…

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BREXIT

Data Protection – Brexit fall-out

19 August 2021

We have three matters to report relating to the impact of Brexit and a CJEU (the Court of Justice of the…

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COVID-19

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BREXIT

Education newsletter - Spring Term 2021 edition

8 January 2021

Welcome to the spring edition 2021 of our newsletter for schools.

If you require advice following the…

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Remote learning from 5 January 2021

6 January 2021

Further to the Government announcement yesterday evening which imposes another national lockdown, the immediate…

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COVID-19 vaccinations, testing and Employment issues for schools

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…

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Refusal to attend school on health and safety grounds

6 January 2021

Many schools will have been aware of the template letter being circulated by the Unions which staff could use…

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Data protection Brexit update – boring but important!

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…

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Internal investigations

6 January 2021

Internal investigations are important signifiers of how effective a school is in its sensitivity towards…

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Updated Charity Governance Code 2020 – new equality, diversity and inclusion principle

6 January 2021

The Charity Governance Code sets out the principles of governance and standards of best practice which apply to…

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Roundup of SEND issues

6 January 2021

The Autumn Term 2020 saw a number of SEND issues in the news and courts, ranging from the need to make…

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KCSIE: Out-of-school guidance

6 January 2021

One of the most important pieces of statutory guidance for schools is 'Keeping Children Safe in Education'…

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Wilsons News

Schools team celebrate Chambers listing

27 October 2020

Congratulations to our Schools team who join some of the big legal players in the education sector by being…

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Simple steps to effective school fees recovery

21 April 2020

The obligation to pay school fees is a contractual obligation: parents enter into a contract with a school to…

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COVID-19

Relying on force majeure clauses

21 April 2020

As early as possible in your communications with parents about the service that can be provided during school…

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Online contracts: Schools as commercial entities

21 April 2020

Question: When is a consumer not a consumer? As individuals, many of us will have signed up to terms and…

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Handling school panel processes with care

21 April 2020

Independent schools are expected to handle a number of internal processes by way of a panel review, for…

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COVID-19

Summer 2020 exam grading system

21 April 2020

Following the announcement on 18 March 2020 that all GCSE and A-Level summer exams were cancelled, concerns…

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COVID-19

Education e-alert: Key considerations for schools

27 March 2020

What a difference a week makes... The government is already looking at the impact of Coronavirus on…

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COVID-19

Education e-alert: A bit of reassurance in the COVID-19 climate

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…

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Coronavirus: what steps should UK independent schools be taking with half-term next week?

11 February 2020

Almost 15,000 Chinese pupils in UK independent schools – 27% of all overseas pupils Many Chinese pupils at UK…

Wilsons News

Schools Managing Risk Conference – 2020

3 February 2020

This year we were pleased to bring back our annual Independent Schools Conference. We welcomed over 40 Heads,…

Advice

Taking and Using Images of Children

7 January 2020

There are a number of events throughout the Academic Year when parents will no doubt be vying for the best…

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Reporting Safeguarding Concerns - KCSIE Changes

7 January 2020

Our 'go to' statutory guidance on the topic of safeguarding is 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' (KCSIE).…

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The fine print: School Exclusions and Fees

7 January 2020

In these challenging circumstances, is your parent/school contract still fit for purpose? Are parents…

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Increased holiday pay for term-time workers

8 August 2019

The Court of Appeal confirmed that pay for term-time staff with irregular hours should be calculated on the…

Publications

Education Newsletter Summer 2019

2 May 2019

Welcome to the summer edition of our Education newsletter. We hope you had an enjoyable and peaceful Easter…

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“Serious incidents” at school – don’t forget the Charity Commission

2 May 2019

If a serious incident happened at your school, would you report it to the Charity Commission?

The Charity…

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Summer Holiday Lettings - Key considerations

2 May 2019

Although schools have just returned from the Easter break, it will not be long before School is out for summer.…

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Top 10 tips when considering withdrawing from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme

2 May 2019

Schools will be aware of the increase in employer contributions under the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) that…

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Managing peer-on-peer abuse

2 May 2019

When it comes to safeguarding incidents or concerns, the questions that you ask (or indeed decide not to ask)…

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Q&A on exam malpractice and results

2 May 2019

We are embarking upon the exam season once again and every year schools face similar issues. This Q&A has been…

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Publications

Education Newsletter Spring 2019

28 February 2019

Welcome to the Spring edition of our Education newsletter - we hope you have enjoyed a well-deserved half term…

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BREXIT

The Effect of No Deal Brexit on the Education Sector

26 February 2019

On 31 January 2019 the government produced updated guidance regarding the effect of a 'no deal' Brexit on…

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Time for registration?

26 February 2019

HM Land Registry: The 2030 Goal of 'Comprehensive Registration'

If your school has unregistered land on-site…

Advice

Dealing with a parental complaint

26 February 2019

Scenario

It is the first day back after the February half term break and there appears to be a new trend…

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Gender Separation in Mixed Schools

26 February 2019

In this article we take a look at the legislation and recent case law to help you manage the risks associated…

Wilsons News

Schools Managing Risk Conference – January 2019

8 February 2019

One of Wilsons’ first training sessions of 2019, the annual Independent Schools Conference – which this year…

Wilsons News

Dealing with Parent issues - A tale of two halves

4 September 2018

When the Parents of a child disagree or are going through a difficult period of separation or divorce, it is…

Wilsons News

Ten top tips on school exclusions

4 September 2018

"The number of permanent exclusions increased from 6,685 in 2015/16 to 7,720 in 2016/17. This corresponds to an…

Wilsons News

GDPR – Getting your school Developed, Prepared and Ready!

4 September 2018

Introduction We appreciate how much work is involved in ensuring that your school is GDPR-compliant and have…

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