Education Workforce Council in Wales names law firm as legal adviser to fitness to practise committees

The Education Workforce Council in Wales has appointed law firm Blake Morgan as the legal adviser to its fitness to practise committees.

This will include the delivery of associated regulatory advice as well as the provision of general legal advice to the organisation.

The contract was awarded on the basis of quality (weighting: 60) and price (weighting: 40).

The Education Workforce Council is the independent regulator in Wales for teachers in maintained schools, Further Education teachers and learning support staff in both school and FE settings, as well as youth workers and people involved in work-based learning.