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Education solicitors

Approach

Our Education team recognise that each educational establishment is unique and requires a completely bespoke and personal service.

By spending time understanding how your senior leadership team and governors like to work, our solicitors can provide tailored advice that will compliment your individual culture and ethos.

We offer a choice of competitive pricing options to allow you to take advantage of our experience and skills across a range of legal areas. Our fees are transparent so you can budget for your legal spend.

Education solicitors

Experience

From small local authority-maintained primary schools through to large secondary schools, multi-academy trusts, independent schools and colleges, our solicitors have established an enviable reputation.

Initially supporting schools with HR and employment law issues, our expertise has expanded to include advice across the whole education sector including academy conversions, data protection, commercial contract issues, governance and land and property.

Our experts also have extensive experience in supporting education establishments with GDPR, SEN and inclusion issues to promote school improvement.

Services

We can help you with

Academy conversions Commercial support Data protection HR and employment law Land and property

Find a Legal Expert

Key contacts

Lyndsey Noga

Client Relationship Manager

Philip Pearson

Solicitor

Andrew Stokes

Senior Associate

Rachel Bennett

Partner

Louise Easthope

Partner & Head of Employment

Martin Cornforth

Associate

Saima Shabir

Associate

Our Clients

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Do you need assistance?

For more information and support, please contact our education solicitors on 01332 226 149 or complete the form below.

Knowledge

The latest from our experts

Insight

Guide to shielding in the new national lockdown

As the new national lockdown takes effect, our employment solicitors have provided an update and general review of shielding guidance.

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Are schools required to pay staff who are relying on the NEU's health and safety letters?

The NEU has advised staff employed at schools to not attend due to the present risk of contracting COVID-19.

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Handling education data

Ensuring best practice when handling personal data and educational records.

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Redundancies in education: points to consider

Our Employment team provides a useful list of points education providers should take into account before deciding to make any redundancies.

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Is it permissible to hold virtual AGMs?

A brief guidance note on the ability to hold a fully virtual AGM during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Is the 'risk' that a teacher may have downloaded indecent child images enough for fair dismissal?

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently ruled that the risk that a teacher had downloaded indecent child images was not sufficient a reason for dismissal.

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Back to school: but not as we know it

Guidance on staffing issues which you may encounter in the coming weeks and months as we all find our way through the new normal within the education sector.

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Nursery and early years: COVID-19 restrictions and consumer law

How does consumer law apply to arrangements with parents during the current pandemic?

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Teaching assistant succeeds with race discrimination claim following assumptions about right to work status

In a recent race discrimination employment tribunal case, both a school and local authority were found to have discriminated on the grounds of nationality.

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Five key HR issues to keep on top of during the coronavirus pandemic

Guidance for employers in education on key HR issues to be mindful of alongside considerations relating to furlough, risk assessments and social distancing.

Resource

Redundancy and collective consultation

Our Employment team has produced a useful resource to provide some guidance for employers in respect of redundancies and collective consultation.

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Coronavirus and its impact on equality and discrimination issues

Our Employment team has outlined key areas employers should be aware of during the COVID-19 pandemic to avoid potential equality and discrimination claims.

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