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Tightening budgets mean schools and academies are becoming increasing innovative in developing new income streams - from providing catering services to other schools, hiring out school premises during the holidays or creating social businesses run by pupils.
But what about successful academy chains setting up overseas fee paying schools?
As ‘The Guardian’ notes, this is not a completely new idea. Overseas branches of the top public schools, like Harrow, Wellington and Dulwich College, have been established for a number of years. It wouldn’t be a surprise if large academy chains, such as the Academies Enterprise Trust who run more than 60 schools, were tempted to investigate this as an opportunity to raise funds and enhance their national and international profile in the education sector.
Whilst there is a risk that ‘fees and the for-profit motive’ might ‘start to infiltrate the domestic market’, arguably it could help to subsidise funding of education in the UK and create a greater opportunity for international education collaboration.
The recent case of R (on the application of A Parent) v Governing Body of XYZ School [2022] EWHC 1146 (Admin) provides some welcome and reassuring guidance to governing boards on the exclusion reconsideration process.
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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.
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.
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