Stone King LLP

Education Team.

Partner Roger Inman specialises in school governance and re-organisation (notably multi-academy trusts (MATs), school finance, admissions as well as all pupil provision issues, notably special educational needs and disability (SEND).

A recognised national specialist regarding special educational needs law, Roger works as a Judge in the SEN Tribunal in addition to his role at Stone King.   Roger regularly trains colleagues in schools, colleges and other education sector groups on SEN law and practice, including the Confederation of School Trusts (CST), the Association of Colleges, and Natspec.

Roger also has a particular specialism in advising on the strategic development of multi-academy trusts and other school groups. He has been advising on school and college governance for over 25 years and is on the Advisory Board for the Academy Trust Governance Code.

Roger also contributes to the Education Sector more generally by working closely with national school and college membership organisations on a broad range of education sector issues, notably the Confederation of Schools Trusts and the Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL).

Trained Freeth Cartwright; qualified 1996; trainee and assistant solicitor Freeth Cartwright 1994-97; assistant and partner Cunningham John 1997-2002; partner Taylor Vinters 2002-2005; chief executive IPSEA 2005-2007; partner Stone King LLP 2008.

Ampleforth College, York; Trinity College, University of Cambridge.

Roger volunteers as a trustee for multi-academy trust.

Roger enjoys spending time with his family as well as walking and sailing.