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London Oratory School, a heavily oversubscribed comprehensive catholic boys school, has been ordered to amend its admission policy by the Schools Adjudicator as it breached the School Admissions Code 2012. The Adjudicator decided that the priority given to children at the school, where there was evidence of at least three years service to the local church community was unfair in that it disadvantaged those who were not good at planning ahead or those who had moved into the area and were unaware of these requirements.
Whilst the school may choose to challenge the decision, as has happened before, the case does highlight the need for schools to carefully review their admission policies in light of the School Admissions Code 2012 and ensure that the policy is clear, fair and objective and, as far as possible, meets the needs of the community the school serves. Where policies fall short of this standard, the report shows that changes may be forced upon schools against their wishes.
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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