Ben Collingwood
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Education: Institutions (Schools)
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About
Provided by Ben Collingwood
Practice Areas
Ben specialises in advising independent schools and other charities on wide ranging areas of education law, with particular focus on reputation issues, pastoral, safeguarding, historic abuse allegations, SEN, exclusions, parent/pupil complaints, data protection, parent contracts, admissions and staff matters of all types.
He has written and spoken widely on issues facing the independent schools sector, providing comment in The Times, The Guardian, The Lawyer and Law Society’s Gazette and at the national conferences and training programmes for the various associations that support independent schools including BSA, ISBA, HMC, IAPS and AGBIS.
He lives with his wife and three children in West Sussex. He has been a devoted surfer since his childhood and he loves to spend as much of his free time as possible in the sea and walking pointers with his family.
Chambers Review
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Ben Collingwood regularly advises independent schools on pastoral and employment matters. He is particularly adept at assisting with safeguarding issues, parental complaints and historic abuse allegations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ben has provided wise, sensible and reliable advice."
"Ben Collingwood is highly regarded, has an astute understanding of the sector and is clear in his approach. He is supportive and highly knowledgeable."
"Ben always provides well thought-out and sophisticated advice. He makes you feel like you are calling an old friend when you need advice."
"Ben has provided wise, sensible and reliable advice."
"Ben Collingwood is highly regarded, has an astute understanding of the sector and is clear in his approach. He is supportive and highly knowledgeable."
"Ben always provides well thought-out and sophisticated advice. He makes you feel like you are calling an old friend when you need advice."
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