Claim Compensation For Sexual Abuse in School

Professional legal assistance from qualified solicitors

Whilst the majority of schools provide our children with the safe haven we expect, sadly not all education establishments have lived up to this expectation.

If you have experienced childhood sexual abuse by a teacher or lecturer in school, college or university, please get in touch to find out how we can help you seek compensation.

You can be confident that your claim against a school will be dealt with by an experienced solicitor, who will ensure you gain the compensation you deserve. We will support you through the claims process and help you move on from this traumatic experience. 

No win, no fee

We offer no-win, no-fee arrangements and can be contacted in complete confidence on a 24/7 basis about your potential claim against a school or education establishment.

About Sam

Sam has been specialising in claims against both schools in the private sector and those in the state education system for over 20 years. She has also represented current and former students in cases against college and university lecturers.  She has represented countless claimants, both children and adults in recent and historic cases involving teachers. 

Before qualifying as a solicitor, Sam trained as a primary school teacher and has first-hand experience of the education process and the way in which schools operate, including safeguarding procedures. This has given her a thorough understanding of the responsibilities of teachers and their role in safeguarding pupils. 

Sam has an empathetic nature and as a mother of three sons, she appreciates first-hand the difficulties that children may encounter in coming to terms with childhood sexual abuse.

School sexual abuse cases we have worked on

Robsonshaw has gained justice against numerous convicted perpetrators, including:

  • Primary school teacher Nigel Leat in Weston Super Mare
  • Simon Parsons, former head of drama at Castle School in Thornbury
  • Anthony Leake, a former supply teacher in Fleetwood, Lancashire
  • Michael Wilde, former chemistry teacher at Wade Deacon High School in Widnes, whose victims continue to come forward
  • Glyn Jones, former PE teacher convicted at Norwich Crown Court, having taught in two schools in Norfolk
  • Robert Appleby, former secondary teacher at Herne Bay High School
  • Emma Webb, former teaching assistant at a Wokingham borough school
  • Jonathan Thomson-Glover, former teacher at Clifton College in Bristol. 

Sam has also won a 6-figure award for a former pupil at Denstone College and represented university students targeted for sexual abuse and harassment by their university lecturer. Robert has also succeeded in gaining compensation for sexual abuse at William Penn School in Dulwich.

Our thoughts on mandatory reporting and child protection

Mandatory reporting law is a legislative duty to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect. England does not currently have mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse, but Sam supports it. She feels that allowing education institutions to set their own safeguarding culture can lead to uneven practice and a tick-box mentality. 

From Sam’s wide experience of sexual abuse claims against schools, she feels strongly that if mandatory reporting existed, numerous children could have avoided serious sexual abuse as their perpetrator would have been stopped sooner, preventing years of suffering for some children.

Get in touch, in confidence

You or a family member can speak to us for free, with no obligation and in complete confidence about a potential compensation claim for sexual abuse against a school or teacher.

Please contact either Sam or Robert by emailing sam@robsonshaw.uk, or robert@robsonshaw.uk.

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