Navigating Compliance in a Changing Landscape
Adapting to Legal Shifts in Schools
Seminar brief
With significant reforms taking place this year, understanding these shifts will help you navigate the changes smoothly and make informed decisions for your school. The Procurement Act 2023, coming into effect in February 2025, and the Employment Rights Bill, described as bringing “generational” changes to employment law, will have a significant impact on how schools’ contract third parties and manage their workforces.
This practical and informative session ensures that school leaders understand these key changes, know what steps to take next and can adapt policies and processes with confidence.
IN THIS SEMINAR, WE EXPLORe
The key changes in employment law and what they mean for your school
Steps to refine employment policies with long-term sustainability in mind
Entering into and Terminating Commercial Contracts
Practical strategies to ensure compliance while minimising risk
TAKE-HOME POINTS
This session will provide a clear roadmap to staying compliant while keeping operations efficient. You’ll gain practical insights into contracting suppliers and third parties, reducing legal exposure and ensuring workforce policies align with best practices.
Alice Earnshaw and Emma Swann
About the speakers:
Alice is a solicitor specialising in assisting public sector clients, acting on behalf of Local Authorities, education providers and housing associations. Alice advises on a range of contentious and non-contentious employment law issues. Alice also provides support on business and personal immigration matters. This includes but is not limited to guiding applications through the skilled worker visa application process; dependent visa process; and visit visa process. Alice provides ongoing advice and support to individuals and businesses with their immigration queries.
Emma Swann is an education partner at Forbes who has advised schools on governance and commercial matters for many years. Emma acted on some of the earliest academy conversions and MAT expansions. She regularly advises schools on pastoral matters such as parental complaints; exclusions; safeguarding; and SEND challenges. Emma also advises on commercial contracts, including Collaboration Agreements and Hire Facilities Agreements.