Stone King - Quick Reads

3/27/2026 10:26:23 AM

Home Office fees set to increase on 8 April 2026

By Emily Ball

The Government has announced an increase to a number of immigration and nationality fees. Some of the headline changes include: Sponsor...

3/13/2026 1:12:31 PM

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

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...

3/6/2026 1:34:42 PM

By Ballie Nizzer

The latest NFER report shines a spotlight on the support staff workforce across England’s schools. The key takeaways: Support staff now...

2/27/2026 10:34:13 AM

By Ballie Nizzer

A new Department for Education report offers one of the clearest insights yet into the pressures facing support staff in schools and...

2/24/2026 12:44:08 PM

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 12:35:14 PM

By Lee Coley

Quite rightly much of the focus on ‘Every child achieving and thriving’ has been on its proposed reforms of the SEND system and the...

2/24/2026 9:48:05 AM

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...

2/23/2026 4:56:12 PM

By Zara Jordan

Stone King's Family Law team are so pleased to read the latest Department of Education white paper: ‘Every child achieving and thriving’....

2/12/2026 11:41:00 AM

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...

2/10/2026 3:05:27 PM

By Ballie Nizzer

In a world where skills gaps are widening and competition for talent remains high, apprenticeships provide a powerful alternative to...

2/5/2026 11:17:47 AM

By Oliver Daly

In June 2024, bus driver Mark Hehir chased down a thief who had snatched a passenger’s necklace, retrieved the item, and later struck the...