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In an ever-changing complex environment, our education solicitors understand it is essential that education providers get the most out of their legal partnerships and receive practical advice that helps to support the delivery of their vision.

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

Philip Pearson

Solicitor

Andrew Stokes

Senior Associate

Rachel Bennett

Partner

Louise Easthope

Partner & Head of Employment

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

Dealing with long term absence in schools

Our employment experts look at the key considerations to make when faced with an employee on long term sick leave.

Insight

Acas publishes guidance for employers on how to handle Long-COVID

Our employment experts summarise the recently published Long-COVID guidance from Acas.

Insight

Employer successfully defends unfair dismissal claim

An employer has successfully defended an unfair dismissal claim following alleged breaches of professional boundaries with a vulnerable pupil.

Insight

Exit Cap Regulations update

In this insight article, our employment law and HR experts provide an overview of the updated regulations and guidance for affected employers.

Insight

Children's Code: less than six months to go!

Our experts discuss how organisations can ensure compliance with the Code before the deadline date of 02 September 2021.

Resource

Subject access requests: pupil information

This guide looks at how to deal with and respond to a subject access request (SAR) for information about a child.

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.

Insight

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.

Insight

Handling education data

Ensuring best practice when handling personal data and educational records.

Insight

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.

Insight

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.

Insight

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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