Protecting school staff from harassment at work

Precept is running a session on protecting school staff from harassment at work on Thursday 19 November, at the Leadership & Training Centre in Shenley Brook End. It's aimed at HR professionals working in education, or anyone in a school who handles HR responsibilities, and it runs from 9.00am to 11.00am.

The morning focuses on the changes coming in the Employment Rights Act 2025 and how they land in the education sector. A big part of that is workplace harassment and the reintroduction of claims for 'third-party harassment'—the kind of thing that comes from outside the immediate employment relationship. It also looks at the rise of harassment claims under the Equality Act 2010 and the 'banter' defence that employers often lean on, with a good look at whether that defence actually holds up when it's tested.

Precept describes the format as being built for open conversation, sharing experiences and practical ideas, rather than sitting through presentations. Their aim is to hand out useful nuggets of information rather than baffle the room with case law, so it's more about what you can actually use on the ground than a lecture on the finer points of the law. Precept itself is an organisation that's worked with schools across the country, so the session is pitched for people who know the specific pressures of the sector.

It's a two-hour morning session, 9.00am to 11.00am on Thursday 19 November, at the Leadership & Training Centre, Walbank Grove, Shenley Brook End, Milton Keynes, MK5 7ZT.