Jenny Arrowsmith
Partner
Education Sector
Whether you’re leading a school, growing a trust, or managing complex change, you need legal partners who understand education inside out and help you stay one step ahead.
Working with Irwin Mitchell
From HR to governance reform, we work as part of your leadership team to shape confident decisions and deliver long-term value for your staff, students, and community.
Our lawyers bring sector insight and commercial awareness to every challenge you face – supporting nurseries, academies, colleges, and universities to stay compliant, proactive, and future-ready.
We can support with:
- HR, restructures, and employment matters
- Governance, secretarial, and statutory compliance
- Student issues, exclusions, SEN, safeguarding
- Academy conversions and MAT expansion
- Land, funding, and commercial arrangements
- Data protection, FOI, and regulatory disputes.
You will also get practical, ongoing support through our dedicated legal training and resource service for education providers.
Speak to a Legal Partner
Our team support you to navigate complexity, seize opportunity and move forward with legal clarity.
Contact our Specialists
Get strategic advice from a team that knows how to protect and grow your business. Please complete our enquiry form and one of our experts will contact you by the next working day.
Alternatively, you can call us now.
Our opening hours are Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm (Excluding Public Holidays).
0370 1500 100
Making an enquiry
We have several ways you can contact us, either by completing our online contact form, by phone, or using our live chat. If you start your journey online, here are the first steps to working together.
Complete our online formWe need a few details to understand your situation and the kind of support you need.
We’ll contact you by phoneOn the call our experts will ask you a few more questions to make sure we connect you with the right legal advice from our team.
We arrange a full appointmentYour next step is an in-depth appointment with a specialist solicitor to discuss how we could advise you.
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