Our dedicated team of legal experts are all passionate about education – in fact, many of our lawyers act as school governors. As a firm, we have extensive collective experience in the sector; we understand the interplay of education law and best practice, and we’re familiar with how schools and educational institutions operate and the documentation used.

Our work covers the full spectrum of legal affairs that affect educational institutions, and we provide clear advice to help solve their problems and achieve their aims and objectives. Working collaboratively with governors, heads, bursars and senior leadership teams, we offer practical and results-focused solutions across the breadth and depth of education law including:

• Governance
• Safeguarding and child protection
• Parent and pupil issues
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Property
• Building issues (both planning and construction)
• Dispute Resolution and fee recovery
• International issues (both incoming in the UK and setting up overseas)
• Charity law issues
• Employment and HR
• Immigration
• Commercial contracts and Intellectual Property
• Regulatory and Health & Safety

Our Education team are largely based in Cheltenham, however we work with schools nationally and internationally. As a firm we also have offices in Birmingham, Cambridge, Cardiff, Hereford, London, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Thames Valley, Worcester and Wye Valley.

Contact details:

Kristine Scott, Head of Education & Head of Cheltenham Office

Telephone: +44 3301 075 961

Email:  kscott@hcrlaw.com

Website:  www.hcrlaw.com/education

Twitter:  @HCRlawSchools