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Education Tribunal Data Analysis

Employment Tribunal decisions and outcome patterns in the Education sector from the last 12 months.

213Cases Analysed (Last 12 Months)

Final Education decisions with at least one determined claim.

31%Success Factor

Proportion of cases won or split/upheld in our database.

69%Dismissal Rate

Cases lost or struck out due to procedural/jurisdictional issues.

↑ Strongest IndicatorRedundancy Pay (80% Success)
↓ Weakest IndicatorWhistleblowing (7% Success)

Showing 16 cases from the last 2 months.

Employers in recent Education decisions

Browse the latest published decisions for employers represented in this sector sample.

23 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Whistleblowing and Other

The claim was struck out because the claimant failed to comply with tribunal orders and conducted proceedings unreasonably, making a fair trial impossible.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Strike out under Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 rule 38(1)(b) (unreasonable conduct) and (c) (failure to comply with an order)
  • proportionality
  • disability and fair trial considerations
  • overriding objective.
23 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal

The claim was dismissed because the claimant failed to attend the hearing and had not complied with Tribunal orders or communicated with the Tribunal.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Rule 47 dismissal for non-attendance
  • Rule 38 strike out for no reasonable prospects
  • unreasonable conduct
  • non-compliance
  • failure to pursue claim
  • and no fair hearing possible.
14 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Constructive Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

The claimant won on ordinary unfair dismissal because the respondent's dismissal process was procedurally flawed and the decision fell outside the range of reasonable responses, but all other claims (constructive dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, breach of contract, wages) were dismissed.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Whether the dismissal was fair under s.98 Employment Rights Act 1996
  • whether the claimant made protected disclosures
  • whether the respondent failed to make reasonable adjustments
  • whether the claimant was constructively dismissed.
9 Jul 2026
Claimant won

Unfair Dismissal

The claimant's unfair dismissal claim succeeded, but the award was reduced for contributory fault and the Polkey chance of fair dismissal, and the parties agreed on remedy without specifying a sum in the judgment.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unfair dismissal
  • Polkey reduction
  • contributory fault
  • refusal of amendment to add breach of contract claim.
3 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Unpaid Wages

All complaints were found not well-founded and were dismissed.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unfair dismissal
  • direct race discrimination
  • unlawful deductions from wages/breach of contract.
24 Jun 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

The claims were validly settled under a settlement agreement, so the tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear them and they were dismissed.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Validity of a settlement agreement
  • jurisdiction of the employment tribunal where a claim has been validly settled.
23 Jun 2026
Claim struck out

Redundancy Pay and Unpaid Wages

The case was dismissed under rule 47 because none of the claimants attended the hearing and they had failed to comply with previous orders to provide necessary information.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Rule 47 dismissal for non-attendance
  • discretion of tribunal
  • failure to comply with case management orders
  • potential time limit issues for claims presented after termination.
23 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Both claims were dismissed as not well founded by the Employment Tribunal.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Wrongful dismissal/breach of contract
  • unlawful deductions from wages
21 Jun 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Redundancy Pay and Breach of Contract

The claimants won on protective award, some unfair dismissal, breach of contract, and wrongful dismissal claims, but lost on reasonable adjustments claim and some claims were withdrawn, resulting in a split outcome.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Collective redundancy consultation obligations under s.188 TULR(C)A 1992
  • protective award under s.189
  • unfair dismissal under ERA 1996
  • disability discrimination (s.15 EqA 2010) for failure to consult and dismiss
  • breach of contract for unpaid holiday pay
  • wrongful dismissal claims.
16 Jun 2026
Claimant won£23,872 awarded

Discrimination, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

The Tribunal found that the claimant's claims of unlawful discrimination, wrongful dismissal, and unauthorised deductions of statutory maternity pay were all well-founded and succeeded.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unlawful discrimination on grounds related to pregnancy/maternity
  • wrongful dismissal for failure to provide notice pay
  • unauthorised deductions from statutory maternity pay.
11 Jun 2026
Claimant won

Unfair Dismissal and Breach of Contract

The tribunal found the dismissal unfair because the investigation was flawed (unbalanced, prejudged, incomplete) and the sanction of dismissal fell outside the range of reasonable responses.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether the dismissal was fair under s98 Employment Rights Act 1996 – the employer relied on conduct
  • the tribunal assessed the reasonableness of the investigation and sanction
  • applying the band of reasonable responses test. Procedural unfairness in the investigation and failure to consider the claimant's inexperience were key.
9 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination, Harassment and Other

All complaints were either withdrawn by the Claimant or found not well-founded and dismissed because the Tribunal concluded the Respondent's actions were not due to disability or religion, but rather due to a preference for another candidate and concerns about the Claimant's performance.

Legal Issues (8)
  • Direct disability discrimination (s.13 EqA 2010)
  • direct religion/belief discrimination (s.13 EqA 2010)
  • discrimination arising from disability (s.15 EqA 2010)
  • indirect discrimination
  • failure to make reasonable adjustments
  • harassment
  • victimisation
  • and time limits.
8 Jun 2026
Claim struck out

Other

The claim was struck out because the claimant failed to comply with a tribunal order and did not actively pursue the claim, and did not respond to a warning letter.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Striking out under Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for non-compliance with an order and failure to actively pursue the claim
  • overriding objective and fair trial considerations.
5 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

The claimant was not unfairly dismissed and her claim had no reasonable prospect of success.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Unfair dismissal
  • unreasonable pursuit of claim leading to costs order.
5 Jun 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal

The claim was struck out because the claimant failed to comply with Case Management Orders and did not actively pursue the claim, and did not respond to a warning letter.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Strike out under Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for non-compliance with case management orders and failure to actively pursue the claim.

Data sources

Decisions are sourced from official GOV.UK Employment Tribunal publications.

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