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New DfE guidance on disqualification from early years settings adds greater clarity in part, but also introduces a need to understand the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Not an easy task.
On the plus side, the guidance confirms that fewer staff are caught by the requirement and makes it clear that later years staff are not covered, meaning that schools can consider redeploying disqualified staff to work in those settings rather than suspending them pending the outcome of a waiver application. The DfE has also stepped back from suggesting staff complete declaration forms, preferring schools to ensure staff are made aware of the legislation instead. A staff briefing may well discharge that duty.
Where things are muddied is around ‘by association’. The guidance makes it clear that schools can only consider unspent convictions of others in the household under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Expecting schools to understand and apply this complex law may be a step too far.
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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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