Helena Oxley

Performance management is a process used to develop teachers in their careers and, at the same time, assess their ability to perform to the expected standards. It helps schools provide and maintain high standards of teaching for pupils and parents as well...

The implementation of the new rules around statutory flexible working requests will be coming into force on 6 April 2024, so here we look at what schools need to do in response. The key changes are detailed in the table below: ...

Schools and academies have a duty of care to do all they reasonably can to support their staff’s health, safety and wellbeing. This duty includes ensuring the working environment is safe, protecting staff from discrimination...

Often, successful claims against employers for discrimination relating to menopause could have been avoided with the training of staff, appropriate policies being put in place, and active implementation of those policies. Below are some thoughts for...

Two key changes are anticipated as a result of the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 that employers within the education sector should be aware of. The changes are anticipated to come into force in October 2024, so academies,...

There are some useful learning points for employers to note following a recent tribunal, please see below: The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) heard the case of Stott v Ralli Ltd EA-2019-000772-VP on 16 June 2021 and It was published on 19 October...