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A degree from one of the UK's most prestigious universities comes at a price. Thousands of students invest financially and emotionally to compete for a top degree classification...

We recently hosted a webinar on contentious topics within students' unions, looking at how to prevent problems arising. This article is a short summary of some practical...

During an A-Level Maths exam Georgia was accused of committing malpractice by using her calculator during one of her rest breaks. Georgia was, in fact, using the calculator to keep track of the length of each rest break...

The history of the trade union movement evidences the impact unions have had on protecting the health, safety and welfare of staff. Whilst Covid-19 has created an unprecedented situation for public health and the economy...

The financial landscape, changes in education policy, workforce challenges and the drive for consistently high educational standards continue to encourage academy trusts and schools to look beyond operating in isolation.

How can student's unions run campaigns and engage with political activity whilst complying with Charity Commission guidance...

The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) is undertaking a review of private schools to ensure they comply with the requirements of The Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.

Fancy having a lawyer, otherwise uninvolved in your case, witness your private Family law proceedings? Is the "greater" public good eclipsing the privacy of the individual? Ollie Guest suggests...

The final hearing for phase 2 is scheduled to take place between 16 and 27 November.

The sheer joy of the success of the England Women's Football team (the ‘Lionesses') winning the European Championships was a defining moment of summer 2022.

Academy trusts face unexpected dilapidations liabilities when schools close and 125-year leases terminate, with local authorities presenting substantial bills for building repairs. The moderated repair obligations in standard academy leases, designed to account for poor estate conditions, are now creating complex negotiations as trusts lack budgets for capital payments and struggle without baseline condition evidence from lease commencement.

In a recent episode of the Inspiring Leadership Podcast, gunnercooke founder and host Darryl Cooke interviews Welsh businesswomen, keynote speaker and business mentor Joanna Swash.

With many universities announcing plans to set fees close to the new £9,000 a year limit, some families are facing a huge bill for their children’s education.

The 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer reported that gaining access to education and training was marked out by UK society as the most important issue for business to address.

Schools are facing increasing financial pressures, and with energy costs rising, they need to think of new ways to diversify their income and reduce their expenses.

In autumn last year, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) gained Royal Assent and became law.

Just a few months ago, after many more months of effort and planning and interviewing, I was so pleased to see the first group of ten Business Administration apprentices join our teams.

Oxford University has recently been in the news for having been awarded first place in the Times Higher Education global universities' league table, displacing the five-time winner, the California Institute of Technology.