The Education Law Unit is Scotland’s expert legal resource in the field of school education, with a particular focus on tackling discrimination, promoting human rights and the rights of disabled pupils and pupils with additional support needs.
The Education Law Unit works in partnership with schools, education authorities, parents’ groups and charities across Scotland to make pupils’ rights and parents’ rights in education a reality.
Govan Law Centre (GLC) is an independent, charitable community controlled law centre operating in Scotland.
- Education Law Unit noted in Chambers
Education Law Unit noted in Chambers: Iain Nisbet of Govan Law Centre in Scotland has an excellent reputation for his work on exclusions, disability discrimination cases and transport to school issues.
- Councils must consider alternatives to closing rural schools
The Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 came into force earlier this year and has already been subject to criticism about how well it protects rural schools from unnecessary closure proposals. In Read More...
- ELU listed in Legal 500
Govan Law Centre's education law unit has been recommended in the new edition of The Legal 500 (UK): “The education ranking includes only firms which act for academic institutions. For personal Read More...


