Undertaking immigration, employment, governance, safeguarding, property and debt recovery matters for school clients, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP has particular expertise in safeguarding, SEN Tribunals and Upper Tier appeals. Gemma Woodhouse advises on contentious and non-contentious employment matters, focusing on discrimination, safeguarding and parental complaints, including wrongful exclusion cases. Hazar El-Chamaa acts for independent and boarding schools on immigration matters. Laura Nichol advises independent schools on employment issues, including parental complaints, discrimination allegations and disability discrimination claims before the SEND Tribunal.
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Key clients
- The Villa
- North London Grammar School
- Brown's School
- Haringey 6th Form College
- Reed’s School
- University College School
- Wellington College
- Licensed Trade Charity
- Minerva Virtual Academy
- Sylvia Young Theatre School
- Falkner House
- St John’s Preparatory School
Practice head
Gemma Woodhouse
Other key lawyers
Hazar El-Chamaa; Laura Nichol