Employment Law for Heads and Senior Leaders - Tuesday 13 May 2025 (Broadway House, London)

This highly interactive course is for: Heads of HMC and other independent schools, and members of school Senior Leadership Teams.

Description

What will you gain by attending?

A thorough, comprehensive grounding in the essentials of employment law – tailored for school leaders
The reinforcement - and substantial extension - of your existing knowledge
Greater confidence in handling staffing issues
The capacity to address developing problems before they ‘go critical’
A keen awareness of when you need to take further advice

The seminar will focus on real-life, highly practical, case studies - supported by detailed answers - and with comprehensive handouts on the issues discussed.

Course Programme

Time	Session
09:30	Arrival, registration, and coffee
10.00	Welcome and introduction
10.05	Session 1: An initial quiz on employment law ‘Bare Necessities’ Qualifying for rights How unfair dismissal works in practice The right to representation at meetings/hearings
11.15	Refreshment break in lounge
11.30	Session 2: Equalities rights: Who is now protected? The pitfalls of interviews Handling requests for flexible working The rights of fixed-term/temporary staff
12.40	Lunch in restaurant
13.30	Session 3: Rights to time off Changing staff contracts Addressing persistent ill-health Data protection - staff rights of access
14.30	Refreshment break in lounge
14.45	Session 4: The current rules on industrial action Employment v self-employment Settling disputes ‘Coming Soon’: The changes the Government is planning
15.55	Questions and closing remarks
16.00	Depart

Speaker Biography

Our guide through the thicket of employment law is legal expert, Philip Lott - a Solicitor specialising in this field. Philip has nearly 30 years’ experience as the in-house lawyer for an education union.

Delegate Feedback

"One of the best courses I've ever been on - Philip Lott was fantastic!"