About Tracey
Tracey has been admitted as a Solicitor for 30 years and have over 29 years experience specialising in all areas of education law; advising education institutions, local authorities, parents and young people on admissions, exclusions, special educational needs and disability, parental complaints, public law and child protection and safeguarding.
Recent Experience:
- Advising a school on a disability discrimination claim brought by parents of a disabled child
- Advising on admission arrangements and submission to the School Adjudicator
- Acting for the Proprietor of a special needs school on a Judicial review of an Oftsed inspection report and outcome
- Acting for the Proprietor of a special needs school on an appeal to the Care Standards Tribunal against de-registration
- Delivering Equality Act and exclusions training to the SLT and governors for a group of schools
Professional Qualifications:
- Director, Trustee and Executive Committee member of the Education Law Association (ELAS)
- Member of the Law Society
Career Experience
jULY 2021 to present: Legal Director, Winckworth Sherwood
May 2020 to July 2021: Senior Associate, Winckworth Sherwood
November 2018 to April 2020: Senior Associate, Sinclairslaw
March 2010 to September 2018: Senior Associate, Veale Wasbrough Vizards
July 2003 to February 2010: Solicitor and Head of Education Department, Ormerods Solicitors
January 2003 to July 2003: Solicitor Conningsbys (Conningsbys merged with Ormerods)
January 2002 to December 2002: Litigation Solicitor, Coxon
