“St John’s Buildings has a ‘growing expertise’ in the education sector, according to clients. ‘Superb advocate’ Jamie Jenkins has expanded his specialism in employment law into now being a go-to for a variety of education-related instructions. He now predominantly represents schools and local authorities in the full spectrum of education cases, including in the Employment Tribunal, County Court, and First Tier Tribunal.” Legal 500 2021
SJB’s education specialists are accustomed to handling all education matters.
Our expertise includes:
Failure to educate and educational negligence claims
Breach of contract and discrimination claims against universities
Special Education Needs disputes, including appeals and discrimination claims before the First Tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal
School exclusions, including advisory work and representation in appeals
Admissions cases, including advising on policy and representation in appeals
Employment and discrimination issues for schools, local authorities, multi academy trusts, universities and staff
General Teaching Council disciplinary hearings
OFSTED cases and appeals
Judicial review
Personal injury claims
We are also accustomed to advising schools in relation to internal disciplinary processes, selection policies, employment policies, the establishment of academies and free schools or change of status and any other legal issues associated with the education system.
Our expertise includes childminding, nursery schools and pre-schools, academies, fee paying, independent and state maintained schools, colleges and universities.
Examples of our cases include:
Representing a “Super-Head” in an unfair dismissal claim and the GTC appeal
Advising schools on admissions policy and the appeal process
Judicial review proceedings following refused admission and flawed admissions policy for a fee paying school
Advising on academy status
Representing child-minders following failed Ofsted Inspections
Defending Personal Injury actions (including stress claims)
