The Court of Appeal has handed down its much-anticipated judgment in the case of Higgs v Farmor’s School. Although the case is about an employee’s social media posts, made in her own name and in her own time,…

Last year the Office for National Statistics announced that it had reclassified further education and sixth form college corporations, and their subsidiaries, into the public sector. The decision that colleges…

How likely are you to get the right candidate if your job advert requires someone prepared to ‘live and breathe’ the job? Morale in schools and colleges is low. Many teachers and other staff have already gone…

The pandemic has thrown up a myriad of issues that schools and colleges have had to deal with over the past year and a half. Whilst we were in lockdown educational establishments had to cope with changes…

Redundancy is one of the potentially fair reasons for dismissal listed in the Employment Rights Act 1996. Even in a genuine redundancy situation, employers still have to act reasonably under the general…

FAQs about self isolation and COVID safety requirements in the Further Education Sector after 19 July  Despite the surge in the numbers of people testing positive for COVID-19, from today, Monday 19 July…