Higgs (claimant/appellant) v Farmor’s School (defendant/respondent) & anr

Wednesday 2 – Thursday 3 October 2024

By Appellant’s Notice filed on the 7 July 2023, the claimant (C) appeals the decision of the Employment Appeals Tribunal EAT) dated 16 June 2023. The EAT allowed C’s appeal on grounds 1 and 2 not on grounds 3-7.

The judge rejected C’s submissions inviting her to substitute a decision to allow her claim or to order a retrial before a differently constituted ET.

The judge instead remitted the case to the same ET for determination based on the existing findings and without any new evidence. The background is that C worked as pastoral administrator in R’s secondary school. After complaints were received relating to Facebook posts which C had made concerning relationships education in primary schools, C was suspended and after a disciplinary investigation dismissed.

View hearing:

Day 1

Part 1

Part 2

Day 2

Part 1

Part 2