Specialist Higher - Education Lawyers - Institutions

Education providers hold and process a large range of data, including the personal data of students and staff. We support clients with their data privacy obligations under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), ensuring they have the correct systems and processes in place.

Areas where we can support your institution, include:

Data security

GDPR compliance

Data subject access requests

Staff and students

Data protection training

General awareness training for staff
Training for Data Protection Officers and Data Protection Managers

Listen to our podcast series

Our team has recorded a series of podcasts, diving into the key legal topics which impact the education sector, including how to be day one ready for the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, and tips for student sponsors on how to be ready for a Home Compliance visit.

Education Bulletin

Our Education Bulletin is our newsletter which discusses legal matters impacting the education sector. Our Spring Term edition explored how the recent UK immigration changes have impacted the sector, discussed insightful topics such as gender questioning children, and looked at upcoming employment law updates.

Meet the team

Our industry specialists have expert knowledge of the sector; our team includes lawyers who have been governors, and who have worked in-house at a licensed student sponsor.