What is BLUE for Schools

Term of use

•	You need support in managing a crisis

•	You have a serious and urgent child protection issue

•	You have a contractual issue with a member of staff

•	One of your parents fails to pay the fees

•	Your development officer wants to launch a legacy campaign

These are just some of the areas where, if you and your school join BLUE for Schools you can call a specialist lawyer who will be happy to answer your question, free of charge

BLUE for Schools is a wide legal support scheme for schools

It offers your school a dedicated Schools Team immediately available to answer your legal enquiries in every area of the law, from employment to child protection - free of charge.

It is free to join, and you can leave when you want – there are absolutely no tie-in periods.

When your school joins BLUE for Schools the benefits include

•	A lawyer who is there to support you and answer any legal enquiries that you have – free of charge - in and out of office hours.

•	Out of hours access to legal support in case there is any disaster involving the school or there is an emergency police or child protection issue.

•	Practical “How to deal with….” training in a range of areas – free of charge

•	Great support to you as you manage risk across the school.

•	The team includes specialist “Employment in Education” lawyers who can advise on all aspects of employment law in the education sector.

•	A free audit of your employment contracts, policies and procedures.

•	Review of your Parent Contract.

•	Advice and action on child protection issues from lawyers who understand the necessity of immediate action.

•	Training sessions for your key people on key issues, including where there are changes in legislation affecting your school.

•	A debt recovery scheme - including free 7 day letters - that can assist you to recover money and fees owed to you.

Your legal team

The Schools Team is made up of a specialist in each of the areas of law that a school might need to call on, including

•	Employment Law	•	Child Protection Law

•	Constitutional and Governance issues	•	Charity Law

•	Planning and Environmental Law	•	Property

•	Debt Recovery	•	Litigation

•	Commercial Law	•	Banking and Finance Law

•	Private Client Law	•	Intellectual Property and Data Protection

•	Personal Injury Law	•	Criminal Law

•	Immigration Law

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