Ben is a Partner in our education team who advises educational establishments on governance and employment matters. Ben advises further education colleges on boardroom disputes, relationships with funding bodies and relationships with senior postholders. Ben is also one of a small team that provides governance advice to further education and sixth form college clerks nationally. Ben is Eversheds Sutherland's national lead for academy work. He advised in connection with some of the most contentious early academy projects and his experience includes providing complex TUPE advice in connection with conversions and outsourcing. Academy clients include multi academy trusts, individual academies, university technical colleges, free schools and studio schools. Ben is a trustee of a multi academy trust. Ben's work with higher education institutions spans providing advice on policy change, industrial relations, managing matters involving academic staff under University Statutes and Ordinances, as well as defending complex discrimination cases. As a senior member of the education team Ben is regularly involved in providing training for governors and senior managers of educational institutions covering a wide range of topics including governance models, managing conflicts of interest, whistleblowing, misuse of social media, performance management and restructuring.

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