Philip Wood

Aug 15, 2024 | lexology.com | Philip Wood

The DfE publishes exclusion and suspension statistics each term and just before schools closed for the summer, the latest data was released. The first thing to note is that at the point of release, the data is already a year old, given it relates to the 22/23 academic year. During that year, both suspensions and exclusions hit their highest number on record.

Mar 11, 2024 | lexology.com | Alexandra Myers |Philip Wood |Richard Freeth

The Department for Education (DfE) recently released new guidance in relation to mobile devices in schools and prohibiting the use of them through the school day. It had long been anticipated that the DfE’s guidance would advise a ban on mobile devices from schools and it does appear that this is the direction that the DfE wants schools to go in, with mobile phones’ use in schools limited. “The guidance falls short…”However, the guidance falls short of imposing a blanket ban on mobiles.

Dec 15, 2023 | hcamag.com | Philip Wood |Sherridan Cook |Keri Johansson |Tasha Ioelu

Existing contracts must be brought up to standard of new legislation The Screen Industry Workers Act 2022 (Act) came into force at the end of last year, restoring certain employment-like protections to screen production workers, including the right to bargain collectively. While it may be some time before parties work through the collective bargaining process, other provisions in the Act require more immediate action.

Dec 10, 2023 | lexology.com | Philip Wood |Sherridan Cook |Keri Johansson |Tasha Ioelu

The Screen Industry Workers Act 2022 (Act) came into force at the end of last year, restoring certain employment-like protections to screen production workers, including the right to bargain collectively. While it may be some time before parties work through the collective bargaining process, other provisions in the Act require more immediate action.

Oct 26, 2023 | lexology.com | Philip Wood

It’s not uncommon for single sex schools to ask what position they should take on transgender pupil admissions where the applicant young person is of the opposite sex to the one the school selects. In the absence of a Court decision on this point, this article seeks to explain the law and its different interpretations with the expectation that the Department for Education (DfE) will shortly publish guidance for state schools on this topic.