Stone King - Quick Reads

5/22/2026 3:21:42 PM

Safeguarding and the role of social media

By Charlotte Melhuish

TikTok and YouTube content have been criticised by Ofcom as they are "not safe enough" for children. It seems that there continues to be...

5/22/2026 11:12:45 AM

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 8:48:13 AM

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...

5/21/2026 10:09:55 AM

By Lucas Atkin

The European Commission has published guidelines on its classification of what AI systems and use cases it considers to be high-risk. ...

5/21/2026 9:25:09 AM

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

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...

5/18/2026 9:57:58 AM

By Chris Emm

The Department for Education has updated its school capital funding guidance, confirming the framework for the 2026–27 financial year....

5/15/2026 2:08:59 PM

By Kara Williams

Arguably the most significant and complex areas of the SoS White Paper : Every Child Achieving and Thriving which sets out a 10 year...

5/15/2026 9:43:43 AM

By Emily Heinrich

We routinely support our education sector clients with questions on Right to Work checks, providing guidance on how to correctly...

5/7/2026 2:53:44 PM

By Baljinder Nizzer

The DfE’s Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders (Wave 4) report shows some welcome stability in the workforce, but for MAT and...

5/1/2026 3:40:51 PM

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

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...