
Natalie Ruane
Head of Employment and HR
Business Education
School Collaborations
Collaborations are becoming more common with providers of education aware of the benefits they can bring in pooling resources, skills and services in order to achieve savings both in cost and time.
Our team has experience in advising school’s on collaborations, whether that be ‘soft federations’, school companies, hard federations or academies/MATs. Receiving expert advice at an early stage is crucial to ensure collaborations provide the desired benefits and are sustainable.
How we can help
- Efficiently and effectively facilitate conversations between heads and chairs
- Identify the most appropriate arrangement to meet your needs
- Presentations to full governing bodies as well as a thorough briefing on the proposed arrangements
More In This Section
- Overview
- Academy Conversions
- Academy Sponsorships and MATS
- Admissions and Admission Appeals
- Behaviour and Exclusions
- Child Protection and Safeguarding
- Employment and HR
- Forced Academisation and School Interventions
- School Collaborations
- Special Education Needs (SEN) and Disability
- Commercial Contracts
- Data Protection
- Governance
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Want to know more about School Collaborations? Contact us to find out more.

Natalie Ruane
Head of Employment & HR

James Johnston
Head of Dispute Resolution

Sophie Allinson
Associate Solicitor

Julie Davis
Senior HR Consultant

Melanie Milne
Senior HR Consultant

Eleanor Morland
Senior HR Consultant

Louise Hanson
HR Consultant
Natalie Ruane
Head of Employment & HR
Natalie is a Partner and Head of Employment and HR team
James Johnston
Head of Dispute Resolution
James is a Partner and Head of the Dispute Resolution team
Sophie Allinson
Associate Solicitor
Sophie is an Associate Solicitor in Burnetts' Employment and HR team
Julie Davis
Senior HR Consultant
Julie is a Senior HR Consultant in Burnetts' Employment and HR team
Melanie Milne
Senior HR Consultant
Melanie is a Senior HR Consultant in Burnetts' Employment and HR team
Eleanor Morland
Senior HR Consultant
Eleanor is a Senior HR Consultant in Burnetts' Employment and HR team