We are delighted to have Veryan Exelby, Senior Counsel and Scott McGrory, Associate from Farrer & Co joining us for a webinar, which will focus on the essential safeguarding governance updates. Veryan and Scott will guide you through the updates to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2026 and Working Together to Safeguard Children, as well as associated statutory guidance updates.
Veryan is Senior Counsel within the Safeguarding Unit. She was previously a partner in the Family team at Farrer & Co. Veryan advises on all areas of safeguarding and works with clients across a variety of sectors, including schools, education businesses, faith-based organisations, charities and any organisation that works with children, young adults and vulnerable people.
In addition to advising on live and historic safeguarding issues and crisis management, Veryan undertakes safeguarding audits, policy reviews and investigations into specific safeguarding matters. She provides safeguarding training for school governors, designated safeguarding leads and charity trustees.
Veryan is the Safeguarding Governor at St Paul’s School. She is a Trustee of the Nicola Benedetti Foundation and she volunteers weekly at a family law clinic in West London.
Veryan began training with Farrer & Co in 1997, and was made a partner in 2005. She spent time living in both Tokyo and Hong Kong with her family before returning to the firm in 2016.
Scott is an employment lawyer who advises on both contentious and non-contentious issues. He works for clients including universities, schools and not-for-profits, as well as businesses and senior employees.
Scott has a broad range of experience and his work includes employment litigation, investigations (including into whistleblowing allegations), disciplinary and grievance matters, settlement agreements and policy reviews. He has also worked on matters advising schools on issues relating to staff, pupils and safeguarding.
He is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and volunteers as a pro bono legal adviser at the Mary Ward Legal Centre along with working with Aspiring Solicitors as a professional ambassador for the firm.
Scott qualified as a solicitor in September 2024 after completing his training contract at Farrer & Co. Prior to joining the firm, Scott worked in the education and charity sectors, in both a University and a school.
