Specialists in Education Law

At Match Solicitors, we specialise in Education Law. We have a team of energetic and highly experienced education lawyers and litigators to help advise, support and represent you, no matter what your education-related issue.

Why choose Match Solicitors?

At Match Solicitors, our dedication to the needs of the individual, added to the fact that we're very good at what we do, has led to us becoming established as key players in Education Law. Furthermore…

We have a great track record and have successfully assisted thousands of students, children, parents and teachers
Our focus on Schools & Children, Further & Higher Education, Employment Law and Fitness to Practise is second to none
We cover the whole range of education law, from nursery school disputes to legal help at university
We always aim to resolve matters as quickly and painlessly as possible, ideally through mediation and/or negotiation
Match have constantly been included in The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, both of which provide the most comprehensive worldwide coverage of recommended law firms

Ultimately, whatever your individual situation, our objective is to achieve a satisfactory resolution for you.

What issues do we deal with?

To give you a better idea of the kinds of situations Match Solicitors helps bring to a satisfactory conclusion, here are just a few examples, based on recent cases.

In the Schools & Children Department, we can help...

When your child has special educational needs that are not being met
With obtaining an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
When you are involved in a fees dispute with an independent school
When your child is unfairly excluded from school
When you or your child is being discriminated against by a school or local authority
With School Admissions and School Admission Appeals
With School Complaints

In the Further & Higher Education Department, we can help...

if you have a disability at university
When there are issues related to your Ph.D.
When you have been accused of plagiarism, academic misconduct, ghost writing or have brought the university into disrepute
When you have failed your course or not achieved the degree classification you were expecting
When you have been terminated from your course
When you wish to dispute a funding decision
When you are an international student and are struggling on your course for whatever reason
When you are dealing with any issue in a course that leads to a regulated profession or have been asked to appear before a Fitness to Practise Panel

In the Employment Department, we can help...

When you are a teacher/lecturer involved in a professional misconduct case
When you are experiencing any employment issue
When you are going through any internal disciplinary issues
With unfair dismissal, constructive dismissal, redundancies and discrimination
With Settlement Agreements

In any situation at any level - from nursery school law to higher education - Match Solicitors can ensure that adverse education and employment decisions are challenged