LEADING regional heavyweight law firm, Howes Percival has launched a dedicated website for schools considering conversion to academy status and academies wishing to grow into larger chains.
Designed for school heads, business managers, governors and other education professionals, the academies website contains a wealth of information and best practice advice on successful academy conversion from leading UK experts at the law firm.?
Drawn from Howes Percival’s extensive experience in advising on the successful conversion of over 150 schools to academy status, the site features:
* A step-by-step guide and top tips on the conversion process;
* Articles on a range of issues connected to the conversion process including employment law and academy land arrangements;
* Links to relevant sites including the government’s academy conversions applications form; and
* Howes Percival’s brochure for schools considering converting to academy status, A New School of Thought – Converting Your School to an Academy, is also available to download from the site.
Daniel Banton, Head of the Academies Team at Howes Percival, said: “We have a long history in acting for a variety of educational bodies and have built up a great deal of experience and understanding of the issues and challenges facing schools and academies.
Howes Percival has been involved in the academy conversion programme since it started in 2010 and we have successfully acted on the conversion of over 150 schools including primary, secondary and faith schools.?
Our new academies website has been specially designed to help schools considering a change in their status to navigate their way through the conversion process.?As well as outlining the various stages of the conversion process, we’ve included practical advice on key areas such as managing a successful conversion, the different sources of support and assistance available to schools and the importance of maintaining good communication with all stakeholders.”??
The firm’s leading Education Corporate Law team has expertise in all aspects of conversion including education, employment, property, commercial, construction and charity law. With an aim to eliminate the legal uncertainties of post-conversion life so that academies can concentrate on providing outstanding education to their pupils, the team guarantee a senior solicitor as a single point of contact to be by the side of the school throughout the conversion process.
Howes Percival was recently shortlisted for Regional Law Firm of the Year 2016 in the highly prestigious The Lawyer Awards. Now in its 22nd year, The Lawyer Awards is the leading awards initiative in the legal sector and is recognised as one of the biggest nights of the year for the profession.
Howes Percival continuously invests in bringing the best legal experts to the firm and expanding the range of services it can offer clients, often to include niche specialisms, including academy conversion, not normally found in regional law firms.
Find out more at www.academyconversions.law or call 01604 230400.
