Opinion: Legal

New exclusions guidance: Practical implications for schools

The DfE's new exclusions guidance represents a substantial change in accountability for leaders and governors, explain two school legal...

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Theresa Kerr and Tracey Eldridge-Hinmers
Opinion: Legal

Transgender rights: what does the law say?

The attorney general’s simplistic take on a complex issue could lead schools into legal difficulties, writes Esther Maxwell

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Esther Maxwell
Opinion: Legal

How to manage covert recording of staff by pupils and parents

Covert recordings of school staff are becoming commonplace and can be problematic, writes Theresa Kerr, but some simple steps...

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Theresa Kerr
Opinion: Legal

Analysis: can exam invigilators be furloughed?

Questions remain over whether exam invigilators can be furloughed under the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). Phillip Reynolds...

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Phillip Reynolds* and Louise Brenlund**