Insights: Education law

The Supreme Court recently handed down a judgment on holiday pay, this video covers the significant implications that will be felt across the education sector.

The third webinar in our CPD Programme for schools focused on grievances and whistleblowing.

The first webinar in our CPD Programme for schools focused on recruitment, contracts of employment and handbook.

School leaders understandably dread the prospect of having to deal with serious child protection and/or safeguarding allegations against staff members.

Our employment law specialists who work closely with schools and our education clients, update you on the latest developments in employment law in the education sector over the last turbulent year.

A 12-year-old girl who claimed that wearing a face mask in school could cause long-term physical and mental health problems has lost her high court battle.

With schools well and truly back open and the national COVID-19 vaccination programme rollout working its way down the age groups, schools may be starting to turn their minds to the question of their staff being vaccinated.

Since 4 November 2020 public sector exit payments have been capped at £95,000. On 12 February 2021 the government issued a Treasury Direction which removed the cap and new legislation implemented on 19 March 2021 formally revoked the cap.

Ward Hadaway has teamed up with the University of York Law School to support postgraduate law students offering free legal advice to start-up businesses across the North.