Alice Wheatley
Associate
Nottingham
alice.wheatley@brownejacobson.com
+44 (0)330 045 2882
Alice is an Education Solicitor at Browne Jacobson, having joined the firm in March 2022 and qualified in March 2024.
Alice is a key member of Browne Jacobson's highly regarded education team, bringing a genuine passion for education law and the wider sector. She advises schools and education providers across a broad range of matters, with expertise in disability discrimination claims, SEND appeals, and a wide variety of pastoral issues including admissions, exclusions, governance, and complaints. Alice also regularly leads on corporate education work, including academy conversions and transfers as well as delivering training to clients on complaints, SEND and exclusion/suspension.
Alice is strongly aligned with Browne Jacobson's values around diversity and inclusion and has been actively involved in supporting the firm's charity partners. She is described by her colleagues as committed, passionate, and exceptionally well organised – a solicitor with a bright future in the sector.
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