Education

Legal Advice for Education Support Staff

Support staff are essential to the smooth running of education settings. When legal issues arise, clear, specialist advice helps you understand your rights, resolve challenges early and move forward with confidence.

Workplace challenges can feel overwhelming, especially when your role, reputation or future employment is at stake. We understand the pressure and uncertainty this creates, and we’re here to support you.

We provide clear, practical guidance and stand by your side at every stage. Whether you’re dealing with disciplinary or performance concerns, contractual disputes, grievances, discrimination, safeguarding issues, or uncertainties around your role or responsibilities, we’ll help you understand your options and take decisive, informed steps.

We work with support staff across the education sector, including teaching assistants, administrators, technicians, pastoral and inclusion teams, safeguarding officers, specialist support roles and operational staff. Whatever your situation, we’ll listen, guide you through your options and focus on achieving the best possible outcome for you.

Workplace challenges can feel overwhelming, especially when your role, reputation or future employment is at stake. We understand the pressure and uncertainty this creates, and we’re here to support you.

We provide clear, practical guidance and stand by your side at every stage. Whether you’re dealing with disciplinary or performance concerns, contractual disputes, grievances, discrimination, safeguarding issues, or uncertainties around your role or responsibilities, we’ll help you understand your options and take decisive, informed steps.

We work with support staff across the education sector, including teaching assistants, administrators, technicians, pastoral and inclusion teams, safeguarding officers, specialist support roles and operational staff. Whatever your situation, we’ll listen, guide you through your options and focus on achieving the best possible outcome for you.

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Key team members

London

Simon Henthorn

Partner & Head of Education

London

James Murray

Partner

London

Rose Smith

Legal Director

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