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Nursery schools will be empowered to increase their permitted staff to child ratio as part of a Government drive to help families with the cost of childcare. Should the proposals come into force, the ratio of staff caring for children two years or over will rise from one to four, to one to six. For children one year old and under, that ratio will increase from one to three, to one to four. The increase would be dependent on the presence of staff that posses higher qualifications, including Grade C in Maths and English GCSE, and the ratios are expected to rise further if a fully qualified teacher is present.
The change will impact on a number of primary schools who operate their own nurseries. However, with Ofsted keen to see a greater link between pre-school provision and good and outstanding primary schools, this announcement is likely to be of interest to the wider primary sector.
With 19 HR experts now supporting over 500 schools and trusts across the country, in this edition of 60 seconds we sit down with Emma Hughes, who leads the team, to discuss what this significant milestone means to her.
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In order to reduce the risk of potential breaches, schools should follow this Health and Safety Executive guidance.
A ResPublica report highlighted that asbestos continues to be the UK’s number one occupational killer, with nurses and teachers 3 to 5 times more likely to develop mesothelioma than the general UK population. The House of Commons Work & Pensions Select Committee is investigating how the HSE manages the continued presence of asbestos in buildings.
Mark Blois, Browne Jacobson’s national Head of Education, is marking a notable anniversary, an incredible 25 years as an education lawyer.
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