Legal advice for teachers: School trips
Over the years the issue of health and safety of children while on school trips has attracted much debate.
Legal advice for teachers: Overseas trips
Schools that embark upon overseas expeditions, visits or exchange programmes owe a duty of care towards their pupils (when on visits) and overseas pupils (who visit) and to act in loco parentis.
Legal advice: After-school clubs
* All after-school clubs must be registered with Ofsted if the club caters for children of eight years old and under and runs for more than two hours.
Legal advice for teachers: Term-time absence
A lot of parents take children on holiday during term time when it is cheaper and less busy. Is this lawful?
Legal advice: School lunches
Food that is provided to schools by their local authorities must meet national nutrition standards and must be regularly available, meaning high-quality meat, poultry or oily fish, at least t
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