The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has considered in the case of Tywyn Primary School v Aplin whether irregularities in a disciplinary process amounted to a breach of the implied duty of trust and confidence and discrimination. Internal disciplinary proceedings Mr Aplin is…
Welsh Youth Parliament During the first meeting of the Welsh Youth Parliament (WYP) held this week, the Welsh Youth Parliament MPs voted to prioritise issues including emotional and mental support for the next two years. 3,000 young people in Wales voted on…
In 2018 Lord Lloyd Jones stated that for ‘the first time since the age of the Tudors it has once again become meaningful to speak of Welsh law as a living system of law.’[1] This is thanks to legislation gifting primary…
Can the suspension of an employee amount to a repudiatory breach of contract? This was considered in the High Court case of Agoreyo v London Borough of Lambeth. Legal background The term of mutual trust and confidence is implied into all employment contracts.…
Since September 2016, schools, colleges and nurseries have been required to ask parents to provide details of where their children were born, as well as nationality and English language proficiency. The new legislation has been met with backlash from schools, parents and…
In June 2013 the Department for Education announced an intention to revise advice for Teacher Misconduct. The intention was to clarify the Department’s expectation that any sexual misconduct and any criminal conviction or caution which involved the indecent images of children…
The Public Benefit debate is set to continue as the Charity Commission have confirmed that its revised guidance on Public Benefit is to be released to the public this Summer. The revised guidance is the long heralded result of the important…
Schools will be among those bodies most affected by the implementation of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 and the recent Course of Appeal case, which have brought in significant changes to criminal records checks for any organisations that work…
A return to final examinations, an emphasis on our national history and Shakespeare, and a new marking system. The Government has unveiled a symphony of reforms to the way GCSE examinations are conducted in England. With the Government’s aim to…
They made us wait six years, but finally, at the end of 2012, the Charity Commission began the implementation of what could be viewed as one of the most innovative reforms of the Charities Act 2006, and started accepting registrations…
