Legal Products for Academies and Maintained Schools
Running a school or trust comes with its challenges, but you don’t have to navigate it alone.
Our legal solutions are here to make your life easier - helping you stay on top of compliance and everyday processes with less stress.
From managing policies and recruitment to data protection, you’ll have the tools and support you need to handle these with confidence. By simplifying complex guidance, we free you up to focus on what matters most - your pupils, your staff, and your success.
Explore our range of legal education products, designed to meet your setting's unique challenges so you can lead with confidence and peace of mind.
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Legal challenges can arise at any time, and having expert advice, facilitated by a dedicated relationship manager, when you need it makes all the difference. Our cost-effective legal services retainer gives you access to trusted legal advice, 24/7.
Think of us as your virtual in-house legal team - ready to help with both immediate issues and long-term preparation - on a plan that fits your school or trust's needs. By understanding your priorities, we’ll help you operate with confidence through clarity. This retainer can be further complemented with HR support from Narrow Quay HR.
Whether you are looking for a monthly retained contract to remove the burden of managing day-to-day HR issues, or simply want a trusted expert to use as a sounding board on a regular basis, we offer flexible and practical options to suit the needs of your school or trust.
Our monthly or annual retainer package provides you with HR solutions when you need them. Our team is always on hand to offer timely advice and guidance over the phone, drafting letters and emails, or simply acting as a sounding board. We work proactively alongside you to support you with your strategic goals.
Wider services include training, work place investigations and mediation.
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Keeping up with ever-changing legislation and guidance can feel overwhelming, but the Compliance Toolkit is here to give you peace of mind. Designed to take the pressure off you, it keeps you informed with automatic updates and highlights the actions you need to take.
You can choose from four practical modules tailored to academy trusts:
- School Inspection – Independent School Standards Regulations
- EYFS – Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage
- Boarding – National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools
- Data Protection & GDPR
Pick the modules that suit your needs and add more as your requirements grow. With a simple monthly fee, you’ll always have the support you need at your fingertips.
Data protection is a legal requirement, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. Our data protection handbook includes all the essential documents you need to stay compliant, saving you time and effort.
Inside, you’ll find:
- Privacy notices
- Clear, practical policies and procedures for staff
- Key documents for your data protection lead, like a data breach procedure
- Data processing contract and due diligence tools for service providers
Simplify your HR processes with a suite of academy or maintained sector specific employment contracts and a comprehensive manual to help you stay compliant with ease.
You’ll benefit from free updates, ensuring your documents are always current.
Keeping your pupil policies up to date doesn’t have to be time-consuming. Our suite of ready-to-use template policies is designed to save you time while ensuring your school or academy is always in line with the latest legislation and guidance.
Our policies are clear, practical, and easy to use, helping staff apply them with confidence and making them simple for parents to understand. Regularly reviewed and updated to reflect legal and Ofsted changes, they’re also a great way to prepare for inspections.
Recruitment is a big responsibility, and getting it right is essential. Our safer recruitment pack ensures you have a robust, compliant process. It includes policies, offer letters, and templates for working with contractors and supply agencies.
For a one-off fee, you’ll have access to a complete resource that’s updated whenever legislation or guidance changes, so you’re always one step ahead.
We understand the importance of maintaining strong governance to ensure your school or trust stays compliant with regulations and best practices. Our services act as a vital "MOT" for your governance processes.
- Governance Health Check: A thorough review of your governance framework, identifying risks and areas of non-compliance, with actionable insights to strengthen leadership and decision-making.
- Website Audit: Ensures your website meets legal standards, helping you stay compliant with statutory requirements and supporting transparency.
- Academy Trading Company Compliance Check: Reviews your trading company's documentation and arrangements, offering recommendations to ensure full regulatory compliance.
Training your staff doesn’t have to be a hassle. With our eLearning platform, you can customise your training packages, build your own courses, and even track staff engagement with key policies.
Choose from ready-made courses written by legal experts or design your own. Whatever you need, our simple, flexible platform makes staff training straightforward and effective.
Keeping on top of policy management is easier with our policy tracker. For a fixed annual fee, it lets you track which staff have read key documents, set reminders for policy reviews, and stay on top of compliance, all in one place.
With the right tools and guidance, managing your school or trust can be simpler and more rewarding. Our goal is to free you up to focus on what truly matters - your pupils, your staff, and your organisation’s success.
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