Charities Must Prove Public Benefit Public schools will need to prove their public benefit if they are to retain charitable status, Charity Commission launching debate to test social value of charities which charge high fees, schools, hospitals, opera houses 07.03.07 Times, Charity Commission Press Release, Charity
Schools Will Be Allowed to Ban Veils Education secretary Alan Johnson intends to give school heads the power to ban veils, High Ct recently allowed school to ban niqab on grounds it was 'against school ethos' 05.03.07 ePolitix, Dress Code
Schools for Terror Community minister Kelly to meet police chiefs, community leaders to discuss engagement with Muslim extremism BBC University staff urged to go to Special Branch with suspicions of extremists 16.10.06 Guardian, Equality, Terror
Truancy Fines Ineffective Nearly £1b spent on fines, parenting orders and truancy sweeps, 500 spot fines being given out every week, but truancy still rising 22.09.06 Telegraph
DfES Guidelines on School Uniforms DfES has published new guidelines on school uniforms, strongly encourage schools to have uniforms, as a way of instilling discipline and pride, must act reasonably in accommodating religious requirements, make decisions in consultation with parents and community 21.03.07 DfES Press Release, Begum v Denbigh High School, Dress Code
OFT Says Schools Were Price-Fixing The OFT has found that an agreement between 50 of the UK's fee-paying independent schools to exchange detailed fee information was in breach of competition law, decision imposes penalties totalling just under £500k 28.11.06 OFT Press Release, Competition Law
Age Discrimination The recent news that a 60 year old school teacher was forced to retire and the subsequent ruling by an Employment Tribunal in that she had been unfairly dismissed should serve as another reminder that age discrimination laws will come into force in October 2006 27.05.05 Keeble Hawson, Age Discrimination, Employment Law
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Schools Not to Cherry-Pick Local Authority Ombudsman Tony Redmond has ruled that leading church school Lady Margaret misused tests, admission choices were subjective, school ordered to pay compensation and offer places, decision likely to lead to slew of cases 28.03.07 Daily Mail, Local Authority Law
School Niqab Ban Irrational Dan Squires argues to Justice Silber that ban on full veil by Buckinghamshire grammar is not rational, girl's sisters had achieved good A-level results wearing niqab throughout time at school, claim ban is breach of Art. 9 of HRA98, which guarantees right to religious expression Times Judge suggests intruders could use niqab, refers to Dunblane 09.02.07 Daily Mail, Dress Code
New Challenge to Muslim Dress Father of a girl at Wycombe High School in Buckinghamshire has applied for legal aid to apply for judicial review of decision by school to ban niqab, veil worn across face, Lords last year back Denbigh High in refusing to allow Jilbab 22.01.07 Telegraph, Begum v Denbigh High School, Dress Code
A Mark of Separation Blair defends decision of Kirklees council to suspend teaching assistant Aishah Azmi from Headfield CoE junior school in Dewsbury, for refusing to remove veil in classroom, calls veil 'mark of separation', communities minister Woolas sais she should be 'sacked', lawyer considering injunction 18.10.06 Guardian, Dress Code, Employment Law, Equality, Religious Discrimination
