5/22/2026 2:28:05 PM Keeping up to date with the Sponsor Guidance By Emily Heinrich When applying for a sponsor licence, prospective applicants are advised that being a sponsor comes with a set of compliance duties. These...
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...
5/22/2026 8:57:23 AM AI-generated Freedom of Information Act requests: ICO issues latest guidance By Tom Vasov The ICO has published guidance for public authorities dealing with Freedom of Information (FOI) requests which appear to have been...
5/22/2026 8:48:13 AM The Employment Tribunal system is creaking - does it need a radical overhaul? By Adam McRae-Taylor The most recent data shows that there is now a backlog of almost 72,000 claims before the Employment Tribunal - this is up almost 26,000...
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...
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...