Isabella is an Associate in the Schools HR team, providing specialist employment law advice to clients within the education sector, including academies, multi academy trusts and independent schools.

Isabella joined Winckworth Sherwood LLP in October 2026, having previously trained and qualified at Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP in Scotland.

Isabella’s prior experience includes advising employers across the UK from a variety of sectors on a wide range of employment and HR issues, from TUPE and employment tribunal litigation to day-to-day workplace matters, including performance and absence management, disciplinary and grievance processes, discrimination and organisational
restructures and redundancies.

Isabella takes a pragmatic, client-focused approach, working closely with clients to understand their priorities and provide advice that is tailored to their individual circumstances and objectives. She has a particular interest in the education sector and has
experience in advising universities and schools across the UK.

Recent experience

• Advised on various day-to-day HR and employment law matters, including disciplinary, grievance and capability issues, business reorganisations, dismissal procedures, redundancy and discrimination.
• Advised on a variety of contentious matters, including advising on and defending claims for unfair dismissal, discrimination on all protected grounds, whistleblowing, victimisation and equal pay claims in the Employment Tribunal.
• Responsible for drafting, reviewing and negotiating employment and HR documents, employment contracts, settlement agreements and policies.
• Managed a large-scale redundancy exercise for a client in the energy sector.