Home Archived Legal advice for teachers Back Legal advice for teachers Legal advice for teachers from Anita Chopra, partner at Match Solicitors. Subjects covered include the law on school trips, stress at work, child protection and plagiarism 1st July 2009, 1:00am Tes Editorial Share Legal advice for teachers https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/legal-advice-teachers Copy Link August 2009:The law on . School lunches (21 August, 2009)The law on . After-school clubs (14 August, 2009)The law on . Collective worship in schools (7 August, 2009)July 2009:The law on . Racist incidents (31 July, 2009)The law on . Term-time absence (24 July, 2009)The law on . Overseas trips (17 July, 2009)The law on . Applying sunscreen (10 July, 2009)The law on . Plagiarism (3 July, 2009)June 2009:The law on . Referrals to the GTC (26 June, 2009)The law on . Taking photographs (19 June,2009)The law on . Child protection (12 June, 2009)The law on . Internal disciplinary hearings (5 June, 2009)May 2009:The law on . Stress at work (29 May, 2009)The law on . School trips (22 May, 2009)The law on . New legislation (15 May 2009)The law on . Special needs (8 May, 2009)The law on . Previous convictions (1 May, 2009)April 2009:The law on . Grievance procedures (24 April, 2009)The law on . Smoking (17 April, 2009)The law on . Admissions hearings (10 April, 2009)The law on . Banning parents (3 April, 2009)March 2009:The law on . Parental complaints (27 March, 2009)The law on . Exclusions from school (20 March, 2009)The law on . Bullying (13 March, 2009)The law on . Confiscating property (6 March, 2009)February 2009:The law on . Disability discrimination (27 February, 2009)The law on . Reasonable force (20 February, 2009)The law on . Internet use (13 February, 2009)The law on . Data protection (6 February, 2009) Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. More information Keep reading with our special offer! You’ve reached your limit of free articles this month. /per month for 12 months Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Save your favourite articles and gift them to your colleagues Exclusive subscriber-only stories Over 200,000 archived articles View plans Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Save your favourite articles and gift them to your colleagues Exclusive subscriber-only stories Over 200,000 archived articles More information Read more Teacher interview questions: what will I be asked? Tes Editorial • 20th January 2025 What is flipped learning? Tes Editorial • 1st January 2025 How Lev Vygotsky helps teachers to plan lessons today Tes Editorial • 30th December 2024 What is Socratic questioning? Tes Editorial • 28th December 2024 Recent Most read Most shared SEND: 10,000 new places in mainstream and special schools News 27 March 2025 Unfilled primary places at highest level since records began News 27 March 2025 Jenny Gilruth: Pupil behaviour is the ‘big’ priority News 27 March 2025 Spring Statement: Teacher pay rise should top 3.7%, says NFER News 26 March 2025 Why US schools have fallen in love with scripted lessons Teaching & Learning 26 March 2025 English literature GCSE: 5 strategies for the final push Teaching & Learning 25 March 2025 Legal action for teachers over pension valuation delay News 24 March 2025 MAT rejects DfE intervention over teacher pension plan News 24 March 2025 Report cards will fuel workload problems, heads warn Ofsted News 24 March 2025