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As previously confirmed, the employer contribution rates of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) will increase by 5 percentage points, from 23.68% to 28.68% from April 2024. 

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On 7th March 2024, the DfE released two new non-statutory Governance Guides, one for maintained schools and one for Academy Trusts, replacing the previous Governance handbook that was withdrawn. These new guides will now serve as the primary DfE source of governance information.

Following a consultation over the summer, the government have now published a revised version of Working Together to Safeguard Children.Changes impacting education colleagues are minimal, including the addition of the words ‘help’ and ‘protect’ to the subheading on the front cover, a new chapter entitled ‘A Shared Responsibility’ which strengthens the principles of working with caregivers, the child’s voice and harms outside the home.

In a strategic move to enhance their financial management systems, Thomas Mills High School has opted for the powerful Sage Intacct platform through Schools' Choice. This decision reflects the school's commitment to staying current with technological advancements and ensuring a smooth transition with a trusted partner.

Schools' Choice is thrilled to announce its partnership with All Saints Schools Trust.The decision to collaborate with Schools' Choice stems from All Saints Schools Trust’s commitment to starting their digital transformation. The school has embarked on a journey to adopt Sage Intacct, a powerful and scalable cloud-based finance system.

Legislation – Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 - has been brought forward to enable minimum service levels to be applied within key sectors in the event of strike action.This new legislation aims to limit the impact on the public when staff are on strike, finding a balance between the ability of unions and their members to strike and the need for the public to access key services during these times. 

Schools’ Choice is pleased to exhibit alongside expert trust-centred service providers at the CST Trust Finance and Operations Conference this year, showcasing its specialist educational management services.

The Department for Education has publish non-statutory Gender Questioning Children guidance designed to provide practical advice which schools are expected to follow when making decisions regarding children who are questioning their gender.  As well as publishing the guidance the DfE also launched a consultation and the guidance will not be effective until after feedback from the consultation has been reviewed.

Following the closure of the GMB ballot on 24 October 2023, confirmation from the Local Government Association was received on the afternoon of 1 November 2023 that the pay award for local government services (those employees on ‘Green Book’) has been reached.

The Government has at last published its long awaited response following the consultation on reforms to retained EU employment law and the consultation on calculating holiday entitlement for part-year and irregular hours workers; many people know this as the consultation following the Harpur v Brazel judgement.

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