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The Teachers’ Pensions Scheme (TPS) is an organisation which many of our subscribers contact us about on a daily basis.
Category Archives: Blogs
Edapt provides edu-legal support for school staff in England and Wales. We feature a range of blog posts from teachers and educators every month.
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This case study looks at when a role is not clearly defined and the employer looks to take action.
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What started as a way for parents to share reminders and build community is now creating real challenges for teachers and leaders. In this piece, Alistair Wood reflects on his recent BBC 5 Live discussion with education lawyer Robert Lewis on Naga Munchetty’s show about parent WhatsApp groups.
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Due to continued growth, we have a new vacancy in a our casework team. If you’re the type of person that colleagues can depend and rely on, you might be exactly what we’re looking for!
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We support school staff in England and Wales with a wide range of employment-related issues in schools.These range from clarification with employment contracts, PPA time, job references to allegations from pupils, dismissal from role to employment tribunals and Teaching and Regulation Agency hearings. This case study looks at when workplace relationships fracture and a grievance is lodged.
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With challenges abound and a new government flexing its muscles on schools’ policy, Edapt CEO Alistair Wood looks ahead to what might happen in 2025 for schools’ policy and more.
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We support school staff in England and Wales with a wide range of employment-related issues in schools.These range from clarification with employment contracts, PPA time, job references to allegations from pupils, dismissal from role to employment tribunals and Teaching and Regulation Agency hearings. This case study looks at an appeal process for UPS.
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75% of teachers cite “legal/employment support and protection against allegations” as the primary reason for joining a trade union or an alternative like Edapt (Teacher Tapp 2023). While trade unions play an important role in the education sector, at Edapt we believe that teachers should have the option to access this support and protection without…
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Around 20% of Edapt subscribers are teaching and working in independent schools. We have supported our independent school subscribers by providing support during allegations, sending accompaniment to grievance and disciplinary hearings to answering questions about pay and working conditions, maternity leave and jury service.
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No teacher wants to end up at a teacher misconduct hearing. Earlier this year, Schools Week reported that teachers accused of misconduct waited 113 weeks on average for their cases to conclude – more than double the 52-week target.