maintained schools
Whether you are a community school, voluntary aided or
controlled, a foundation school or a grammar school, the
availability of independent, high quality and cost effective legal
advice will be key to successfully managing the competing themes
involved in the delivery of education and skills whilst achieving
legal and regulatory compliance.
We advise a full range of organisations within the education
sector, including numerous maintained schools. We understand how
maintained schools work, and their changing relationship with local
authorities and provide clear, practical and realistic advice.
- our clients - numerous community, voluntary aided, foundation
and grammar schools all over the country
- our reputation – recognised as one of the top five
education law firms in the country by Chambers UK
- our team - our three office network means easy access to the
whole of England and Wales
- our experience - advising on admissions, exclusions, special
educational needs and disability equality, employment, property,
commercial contracts, information management, dispute resolution
and governance
- training - we regularly provide bespoke training for staff and
governors on all aspects of the law affecting maintained schools
and are retained by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust as
legal training consultants
Result: committed legal
partners focused on understanding and supporting your school;
effective delivery of your educational and business objectives
through resolution of complex issues