VWV

VWV has a strong track record in the education sector, advising both academies and independent schools on an array of different educational matters. These include school conversions, mergers, international school projects and sensitive issues such as discrimination and harassment allegations. Two experienced partners head the practice: Barney Northover, who has a special focus on governance and school restructuring, and Chloe Brunton, who advises academies and maintained schools on school reorganisations. Other key members of the team include Tabitha Cave, who leads on safeguarding matters; Alice Reeve, who works on diversity and inclusion issues; and Andrew Gallie, who specialises in data protection matters. The team is further enhanced by property specialists Robin Rajanah and Jon Durham, and employment specialists Richard Hewitt, Sian Champkin and James Garside.