Victoria Federico
Legal Director, Education Law, Russell-Cooke Victoria qualified as a solicitor in 2011 and joined Russell-Cooke in 2023. She specialises in assisting children and young people with a range of additional needs and disabilities and supports their families to ensure that the correct support, therapy provision and educational placement is received
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This includes securing Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), assisting with appeals to the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Tribunal, Equality Act claim and negotiating with schools and colleges, and local authorities. Victoria’s clients range in age from birth up to 25 years old.
Victoria also advises on other education law matters including school admissions, exclusions and transport.
With a particular focus on acting for those with the most complex needs, Victoria often works with clients who have suffered serious injuries as a result of medical negligence or an accident. She receives referrals from fellow solicitors, case managers, independent experts, counsel, and charities. She is regularly invited to present on special educational needs legal issues to professional audiences and for charities, parent groups, and independent schools for their parents and staff.
Victoria is also a board trustee at Beyond Autism, an autism charity that also runs an early years intervention service, two outstanding specialist schools, and Post-19 provisions.
