5/22/2026 11:12:45 AM "Replacing lower- value human capital" By Surinder Dhillon Standard Chartered boss Bill Winters apologises for saying AI would eliminate ‘lower-value human capital’ after his comments drew...
5/21/2026 9:25:09 AM Schools call for greater clarity on SEND reforms as major consultation closes By Charlotte Melhuish Stone King has responded to the Government’s consultation on SEND reform (“Putting Children and Young People First”), broadly supporting...
5/19/2026 12:17:20 PM Record keeping for educational sponsors: what you must hold on file By Xander May Complying with sponsorship duties under the Skilled Worker route in education Appendix D to the Home Office sponsor guidance sets out the...
5/15/2026 9:43:43 AM Right to Work checks in schools: common errors and how to avoid them By Emily Heinrich We routinely support our education sector clients with questions on Right to Work checks, providing guidance on how to correctly...
5/1/2026 3:40:51 PM Major legislative update: the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 is now law By Amy Berry After a period of parliamentary ping-pong, the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026. This...
4/22/2026 7:30:29 AM Agreement finalised to bring UK into Erasmus+ from 2027 By Emily Heinrich Following a commitment first made at the inaugural EU-UK Summit in May 2025, it has been confirmed that the UK will be participating in...
4/8/2026 3:37:04 PM Faith leaders urge UK government to pause, listen, and revise proposed changes to the UK settlement regime By Julie Moktadir An open letter from religious leaders, faith groups, and charities has cited concerns that the proposed measures may make community...
3/13/2026 1:12:31 PM Sponsorship and staffing for September: are you prepared? By Xander May As we approach the final term, many schools and trusts are already asking the same question: “How do we stay ahead of our workforce and...
3/11/2026 9:27:12 AM It's starting to feel like spring By Ciara Campfield For the first time in a long while, it feels as though education, social care, community economics, and national resilience policy are...
2/27/2026 10:34:13 AM The role and experience of support staff in schools - February 2026 By Baljinder Nizzer A new Department for Education report offers one of the clearest insights yet into the pressures facing support staff in schools and...
2/27/2026 10:26:36 AM The 2026 schools white paper: rebuilding education around the whole child By Ciara Campfield The publication of the 2026 schools white paper, ‘Every child achieving and thriving’, marks a turning point in how England...
2/24/2026 12:44:08 PM 'Every child achieving and thriving': education estates at the heart of a vision for opportunity By Chris Emm Hot on the heels of the DFE’s Education Estates Strategy, the much-anticipated white paper ‘Every child achieving and thriving’ has now...