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In T v Hall Schools of Wimbledon LLP the High Court criticised “self-absorbed” and “unwarrantably interfering parents” who made “relentless” complaints against an independent school, “as if their children were the only ones that mattered”.
The court rejected the parent’s claim that the head teacher had breached an agreement to provide them with a positive, or at least not a negative, reference to allow them to obtain alternative independent school places for their children. The court found that there had been no such agreement and “a prohibition on the free flow of information between head teachers would put children and schools at risk”.
Managing difficult parents effectively through the formal complaints process can save schools a huge amount of time in the long run. Whilst a school can pass information on to future schools, a state-funded school cannot refuse a child a place on this basis and copies of any written references may be obtained by parents under data protection legislation.
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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