ACCIDENT AT WORK - SCHOOL OR COLLEGE

Lecturers, teachers and other education workers in Scotland contend with many potential risks at work. These include, amongst others:-

  • injuries caused by inappropriate manual handling operations – often, these involve moving sports equipment, text books, overhead projectors or other items of equipment
  • violent assault (by students, pupils, parents and others)
  • slipping on hard floor surfaces made wet by water and other fluids

Accidents in schools in Scotland and accidents elsewhere in the Scottish education sector represent a significant issue, with more than £250,000 in compensation and other payments being made each year to Scottish teachers alone.

The employers of education sector workers in Scotland owe the same general and statutory duties to their employees as other employers. If you are a lecturer, teacher or other education sector worker in Scotland, a breach of any of those duties by your employer which results in you having an accident or otherwise suffering personal injuries, may entitle you to compensation.

Similarly, members of the public (including school pupils and students) who are injured as a result of an accident in a university in Scotland or an accident in a college or school here may also be entitled to compensation. The occupiers’ liability rules apply to these places in the same way as they apply to accidents in other places.

If you’re unsure whether you may have a valid compensation claim for a personal injury caused by an accident in a college in Scotland or by an accident in a Scottish university or school whilst you were working or visiting there, call us now on 0333 900 0333 to discuss how we can help or simply fill in the CALL ME box and we’ll ring you. Alternatively, you can start your claim immediately by answering a few simple questions on the CLAIM NOW page and we’ll do the rest.

Remember – If you’ve been injured in an accident in a school in Scotland or in a Scottish university or college, your claim is best dealt with by Scottish specialists and you won’t pay a penny for our help, whatever happens.