Expert legal help for academies

Academy status brings new responsibilities and challenges to schools. Dealing with exclusions, admissions policies, and many human resources issues without local authority legal support can be daunting. And making the most of your legal services budget is crucial - you need to know your school has access to the best advice and support without the risk of large legal bills.

Help when you need it

Knowing there’s an expert on hand to advise you and your governing body when issues arise gives you peace of mind. You can talk to us anytime - we’re the largest team of education specialist lawyers in the country and we offer a comprehensive range of legal services including  HR & employment, governor services,  pupil welfare & compliance, estate management, capital projects, commercial contracts, ICT, procurement and trading.

Fixed monthly fee

For a fixed termly fee we offer expert legal advice to help school management teams and governors cope with the new demands academy status can bring, including:

• HR & employment advice
• governor services
• advice on child protection and safeguarding
• advice on pupil discipline, admissions, SEN and disability
• clerking services for admissions and exclusions appeals
• handling complex complaints and critical incidents
• defending judicial review applications
• contracts and procurement
• freedom of information and data security.

This is the VWV HR & legal advice scheme.

Excellent value and peace of mind

Our experience tells us that early intervention and advice around legal issues saves schools valuable time and resources. Knowing you can call us before a problem escalates is not only reassuring  - it makes sound financial sense.