Solicitor
Education Team
Eleanor is a solicitor in our Cambridge office.
- Professional Experience
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Eleanor’s work involves all types of academy set-up, growth and development and advising on school projects; commercial contracts, outsourcing and procurement; company law, charity law and governance for academy trusts. Her professional interests are in the vision and ethos of all types of education provision; schools funding, commercial activities and collaborations; local authority relations and functions; commissioning for SEND and AP.
- Academy Conversions and Transfers
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- Community, voluntary and foundation school and non-mainstream conversions
- Voluntary transfers
- Sponsored conversions and transfers
- Education Provision
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- Free school proposals and set ups
- UTCs
- Academy Trust projects
- Service Agreements with commissioning local authorities
- Special Educational Needs
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- Special school and SEN Unit set ups
- Service Agreements with commissioning local authorities
- Academic Experience
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Eleanor has studied at UCL, King’s College London, Open University, University of Westminster, and the University of Law.
- Interests
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Eleanor is a foundation governor at a local primary school, and has two nursery-age children.
