Overview
In the prevailing economic climate effective financial control is essential to all independent schools. Comprehensive contractual arrangements, including compliance with consumer credit legislation, have never been more important. At the same time, you will be aware that the level of formal complaints by parents has increased as they seek ways of avoiding prompt payment of fees. This unique and comprehensive seminar will examine ways in which your school can take charge of its fee recovery, whilst honouring the school's contractual obligation to implement the school's complaints procedures. Our specialist independent schools sector lawyers will provide you with advice and practical tips to guide you through:
- the importance of Parent Contract clauses for fee recovery, including fees in lieu of notice, exclusion for non-payment of fees and fee increases clauses
- consumer credits - the latest news
- handling parents' complaints from the Head's decision to the Governors' Complaints Panel Hearing
- effective fee recovery - Court rules, recent cases and the position on pursuing fees referred back to schools by HTC or other fee companies. We will conclude the day with a discussion forum to enable you to make the best of our school fee recovery services and to share your experiences
Who should attend?
This seminar is a must for:
- Bursars
- Governors
- Heads
- all those involved in the financial management of the school.
Programme content:
9.30am Registration
10.00am Parent Contract top tips
10.30am Flexible payment arrangements
11.00am Questions and answers
11.15am Tea and coffee break
11.30 am Parental complaints
12.00pm Fee recovery
1.00pm Buffet lunch
2.00pm Case studies
3.00pm Making the most of the School fees recovery scheme and our fee recovery services.
4.00pm Finish
Speaker details:
Yvonne Spencer, Partner, Veale Wasbrough Vizards
Yvonne leads the pastoral team within the education
department. She advises on all aspects of education
law including parent contracts and statutory policies,
child protection, regulation and inspection, pupil
exclusions and parents' complaints. Yvonne is coauthor
of three books on education law and her
comments and views on the law affecting education
are frequently published in the national press. She is
a regular speaker at national education conferences.
Tabitha Cave, Partner, Veale Wasbrough Vizards
Tabitha is a partner in the commercial litigation
department. She heads the firm's health and safety
team and manages all litigation for independent schools
including the School fees recovery scheme. The team
are currently handling 2300 debts for 400 independent
schools and nurseries.
John Deakin, Partner, Veale Wasbrough Vizards
John works in the firm's Education Department and
is a member of the Education & Pastoral team. He
advises on a wide range of legal issues for independent
schools, including parent contracts and associated
agreements, school policies and procedures, regulation
and inspection, pupil expulsions and parents' complaints
and the management of critical incidents.
Payment
Payment can be made by cheque or credit/debit card as follows:
Cheque: please make payable to Veale Wasbrough Vizards and post to Karen Millett, Marketing Manager, Veale Wasbrough Vizards, Orchard Court, Orchard Lane, Bristol, BS1 5WS
Credit/debit card: please call 0117 314 5216 to make your payment over the phone.
