Although Michael specialises in all areas of education law, he has built up an enviable reputation dealing with the more contentious aspects of school life including procedural issues, admissions, exclusions, parental complaints, and Equality Act claims. Michael’s other skills include advising on many academy conversions, from single academy projects to multi academy conversion projects; advising on safeguarding issues, abuse allegations, policy drafting, general governance, best practice and whole school issues. Outside work Michael is extremely active in the education field acting as a school governor and writing education law editorials for a number of titles within the sector. He also regularly delivers training on educational issues.