What you Should Know When Suing a School for Negligence

Suing a school for negligence is an option if your child suffers injury after an accident that wasn’t their fault while at school.

Education providers have a duty of care when people are on their premises – students, staff, visitors, and volunteers are all considered in this respect.

Should that fail, the school may be seen as negligent and a claim could be possible. What should you know when suing a school for negligence? This article aims to tell you more.

Suing a school for negligence

A school must take their legal responsibilities seriously with regard to hosting students, staff, visitors, and volunteers and the health and safety risk factors associated.

A failure to implement a robust risk assessment and initiate processes and policies effectively can lead to accidents that the school and their leadership team are accountable for.

Who is responsible for accidents at school?

When considering suing a school for negligence, depending on the circumstances of the incident it is usually the school leadership team who are liable in relation to the health and safety of those on site.

It is part of their job to ensure the safety of everyone at their school and mitigate the risks that naturally arise.

If a claim is successful, who pays the compensation?

The school will have relevant public liability insurance to cater for these potential accidents and the fall-out.

When making a claim, you are not taking money from the school itself; the compensatory amount will be paid by the insurance provider on behalf of the school.

That’s important to know, as it will not have a detrimental effect on the budgetary requirements of the school itself and thus not have an impact on any child’s education.

Who can help with a claim?

When making a claim, it is, for most people, a completely new experience and one they hoped they’d never have to contemplate.

But during an uncertain time post-accident when a child has been injured, or you yourself may be the one who suffered from an accident in a school setting, a claim for compensation can help in several ways, including:

• Financial support for any adjustments needed because of injury.
• Personal injury compensation can help with treatment costs.
• Quick diagnosis of injuries and a treatment path co-ordinated and delivered to aid with recovery.

Relying on the experience and expertise of legal professionals, like the team at Winns, can be beneficial. We support you from start to finish, from evidence gathering and the provision of relevant medical treatment to negotiation and the end outcome.

How does Winns conduct a claim?

Winns operates on a no win, no fee basis, meaning you don’t pay a penny should your claim be unsuccessful. With a fixed percentage fee agreed with you from the outset, providing you co-operate fully throughout, you can be assured of:

• No upfront costs
• No surprise legal fees
• No spiralling costs if your claim becomes more complex.

Our team is efficient, effective, and determined to get the best possible outcome for our clients. For full support for the duration of your claim, make that first call to Winn Solicitors.

If you’d like more information about accidents at school, which includes suing a school for negligence, click on the link to be taken to our dedicated page.

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