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How should schools handle transgender issues in the absence of long-awaited government guidance?
Ben Collingwood
28.07.2023
Long-awaited government guidance for single sex schools on transgender issues has been trailed over recent months. This guidance was expected…
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Are you ready for your ISI inspection?
Ben Collingwood
28.10.2021
Following on from the shocking revelations brought to light by Everyone’s Invited, it came as no surprise that the Independent…
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Everyone’s Invited: Ofsted’s report on its review into sexual harassment and sexual violence
Ben Collingwood
05.07.2021
The Everyone’s Invited movement has brought to light the widespread trivialising and normalising of peer on peer sexual harassment and…
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Back to school after lockdown 3 – Q&A
Ben Collingwood
10.03.2021
The news that pupils would be returning to school on 8 March threw up lots of questions and concerns from…
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Updated COVID-19 toolkit for independent schools
Ben Collingwood
25.06.2020
In March we produced our toolkit to help independent schools manage the unprecedented challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. As…
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The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) – An update
Ben Collingwood
23.11.2019
Conclusion of Phase 1 of the residential schools investigation
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) was set up…
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SEN exclusions – the Tribunal’s power to revoke discriminatory exclusions
Ben Collingwood
14.11.2019
Last year we reported on the case of C and C –v- Governing Body of a School and Others which changed the…
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Department for Education publishes draft Relationships and Sex Education statutory guidance
Ben Collingwood
22.03.2019
The Government has recently conducted a consultation on Relationships and Sex Education in schools in England and produced new draft…
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National minimum wage – don’t panic!
Ben Collingwood
07.07.2017
John Lewis has suffered very public criticism in relation to alleged payment of some of its seasonal workers below National…
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Salary sacrifice school fees – last chance saloon!
Ben Collingwood
22.03.2017
Hitherto, independent schools have been able to offer staff the opportunity to save some of the cost of the school…
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