3/26/2026 3:21:04 PM UK visa brake changes come into effect today, 26 March 2026 By Emily Ball Student visa applications submitted from today by nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan will be refused (as will Skilled...
3/25/2026 2:05:43 PM Advisory Board members announced ahead of Fair Work Agency's April launch By Amy Berry The Government has announced the appointment of the nine members of the first Fair Work Agency Advisory Board. The Fair Work Agency will...
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...
3/4/2026 10:42:44 AM Employment Rights Act 2025: consultation launched on protection from detriments for taking industrial action By Amy Berry Currently the law provides various protections in relation to trade union membership and activities, including a prohibition on employers...
3/4/2026 10:05:57 AM People and culture at the heart of recruiting 6,500 additional teachers - but is it achievable? By Craig Vincent As HR consultants working within the education sector, the government’s newly published 6,500 Additional Teachers Delivery Plan carries...
3/4/2026 9:51:53 AM Employment Rights Act 2025: consultation launched on threshold for triggering collective redundancy obligations By Amy Berry The Government has launched a consultation to determine the new organisation-wide thresholds that will trigger collective redundancy. The...
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...
2/24/2026 9:48:05 AM Schools – a truly universal public service By Jean Boyle The long-awaited white paper, ‘Every child achieving and thriving’, was published on 23 February. Billed as the SEND white paper, it is...
2/12/2026 11:47:19 AM National college capacity funding & new DfE estates strategy – the best capital funding opportunity for some time? By Chris Emm The Department for Education (DfE) has opened applications for new post‑16 and construction capacity funding, launched alongside its...
2/12/2026 11:41:00 AM Education estates strategy - exciting times ahead? By Chris Emm The Department for Education (DfE) has issued its Education Estates Strategy - A decade of national renewal - a 10‑year plan to transform...