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For the first time in a long while, it feels as though education, social care, community economics, and national resilience policy are...
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A new Department for Education report offers one of the clearest insights yet into the pressures facing support staff in schools and...
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The publication of the 2026 schools white paper, ‘Every child achieving and thriving’, marks a turning point in how England...
The other morning, as I sat in the car waiting for torrential rain to ease, one of my lovely clients rang with some good news. We’re both...
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If you work with public contracts, you’ll know the Procurement Act 2023 officially kicked in on 24 February 2025. But thanks to the...
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The UK has - for the first time under the Procurement Act 2023 - issued revised procurement thresholds, effective 1 January 2026.Most...
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As a commercial contracts and procurement lawyer, I’ve seen the same issue play out again and again: contracts have become dense,...
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I was outside the school playground the other day waiting to pick up my daughter, Luna, and the sound of kids lost in play (the squeals...
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