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Government draft code on ‘fire and re-hire’ updated
Adam McRae-Taylor
19.03.2024
The Government published its updated draft Code of Practice on dismissal and re-engagement (colloquially known as ‘fire and re-hire’) on…
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Gender critical social media posts by school employees
Adam McRae-Taylor
24.11.2023
The recent case of Higgs v Farmor’s School considered social media posts by school employees, in this case by Mrs Higgs who…
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To stay or leave the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Adam McRae-Taylor
24.11.2023
To stay or leave the Teachers’ Pension Scheme as employer contribution rate rise to 28.6%
Recently, the Government announced a…
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School chaplain’s claim for religious discrimination is rejected
Adam McRae-Taylor
20.06.2023
In the recent case of Randall v Trent College Ltd and others ET/2600288/2020, an employment tribunal rejected a school chaplain’s claim for belief or religion…
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What does the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse report mean for independent schools?
Adam McRae-Taylor
21.11.2022
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) released its long-awaited final report on 20 October 2022. It sets out…
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New research shows ethnic minorities under-represented in school leadership
Adam McRae-Taylor
20.06.2022
New research conducted by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and education charities Ambition Institute and Teach First has…
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Employee refuses to attend work during lockdown – the tribunal decision
Adam McRae-Taylor
16.06.2022
It has been determined that an employee who refused to attend work during the pandemic did not have a reasonable…
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Teachers’ Pension Scheme – the latest developments
Adam McRae-Taylor
08.03.2022
The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) continues to stay in the headlines with an ever-increasing number of independent schools exiting and…
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Safeguarding for faith-based organisations
Adam McRae-Taylor
22.11.2021
Safeguarding has never been more high profile and a wave of recent reports and inquiries have led to an intense…
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Is it a reasonable adjustment to protect pay indefinitely when disability means a teacher can no longer teach?
Adam McRae-Taylor
29.10.2021
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that, where a teacher had disability which meant she could no longer teach,…
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Dismissal of teacher suspected of viewing child images was fair
Adam McRae-Taylor
26.10.2021
The Scottish Court of Session has held that it was fair to dismiss a teacher suspected of viewing child images…
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Teachers’ Pensions Scheme – the latest developments
Adam McRae-Taylor
05.07.2021
As daily school life returns ever closer to normal, a continuing key focus for school governors and senior leadership teams…
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