Stone King LLP

Education.

Nationally recognised for his specialist expertise in supporting colleges, Tom is Stone King’s Head of FE and HE and Joint Head of the Education Sector.  Tom is also a member of Stone King’s Partnership Council and our Deputy Chair.

Tom advises education providers on strategic, governance, contractual and commercial issues, with particular expertise in leading projects, handling contract negotiations and supporting discussions with regulators.  He and his team work exclusively with education sector clients, supporting the teams at colleges, universities,  multi-academy trusts and other education providers throughout England.

Tom’s practice includes:

education law, further education, external board reviews and governance support for colleges.

Tom speaks at sector conferences and delivers sector-specific training online and at events throughout the country, including those organised by the Association of Colleges, the Sixth Form College Association, the Education & Training Foundation, the College Finance Directors Group and the Governance Professionals’ Special Interest Group.

Tom has worked with education providers for over 25 years, with a particular emphasis on FE and HE.  He spent the first part of his career at a regional firm in Yorkshire, progressing from trainee to equity partner and Head of Education, before joining Stone King as national Head of FE and HE in 2019 and becoming Joint Head of Education in 2023.

He is the author of the Further Education Overview section for Thomson Reuters’ legal publication WestLaw and has been a contributor for New Law Journal.