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Following the Court of Appeal's decision in The Commissioners for HMRC v Colchester Institute Corporation [2026] EWCA Civ 363, the VAT treatment of public funding paid to the further and higher education sector...

Can independent schools keep their school fee salary sacrifice schemes in place? Following the Spring Budget on 8 March the updated Finance Bill 2017 was published on 20 March 2017 ...

Graduate visas allow international students to stay in the UK for 2-3 years after completing eligible studies, enabling them to work without sponsorship. Applications require course completion confirmation.

A Birmingham City Council conveyancing error resulted in a buyer receiving ownership of an entire primary school when purchasing a three-bedroom house at auction for £395,000. The mistake went undetected for over a decade until the school attempted to convert to academy status, prompting legal proceedings and raising critical questions about title verification in property transactions.

It is only natural to want to give your loved ones the very best start in life. As the cost of private education in the UK continues to rise and with the possibility...

According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Africa had the highest proportion of repeaters in primary schools of any region in 2014 (7.87%).

We look here at the changes to admissions appeals procedures being introduced by the DfE in response to Covid-19.

We advised Iris's parents on the appeal process after her unexpected low 11+ exam score. We helped them gather medical and educational evidence, preparing them for a secondary school admission appeal, ensuring they understood all relevant factors and options.

We represented a 13-year-old boy, Rufus, in a racial discrimination case against his school. After racially motivated incidents and inadequate school responses, we secured a substantial financial settlement for Rufus and his parents, avoiding lengthy court proceedings.

The Freedom of Information Act applies to maintained schools, free school, academies and many colleges and higher education organisations. Whilst independent schools are not within the scope...

Over the last couple of years, we've started to see signs that the students' union sector is on the cusp of a governance revolution.

This year I've had the opportunity to shake things up a bit by working with sixth form students from Tong Leadership Academy as part of our One Million Futures initiative.

Ofqual is jointly consulting with the Department for Education (DfE) on long-term resilience arrangements. This builds on the arrangements put in place for the 2023 exam series...

The Bill includes a number of important changes to the further education (FE) sector, and will involve greater powers being allocated to the Secretary of State for Education.

It is now 10 years since the Children & Families Act 2014 and the Special Educational Needs & Disability (SEND) Regulations and Code of Practice were introduced.

I remember my college years being consumed by the word UCAS. Everything I did in and out of school was given a new purpose - is it UCAS worthy?

On 17 September 2021, the Department for Education published guidance for schools on the vaccination programme.