Business insurance for Educational consultants and inspectors


Working as an educational consultant or school inspector often means giving professional advice which involves risks business insurance may help to offset.

Someone could accuse you of delivering off-syllabus recommendations and launch a legal challenge to your consultancy or school inspector business – if they do, professional indemnity insurance can help to defend or settle claims.

Challenges like these aren’t all educational consultants need to consider, however. Schools are busy environments where accidents could affect pupils, so public liability cover could be well worth having.

Online quote in 5 minutes

Get a quote

 

Why choose Hiscox for educational consultants and inspector insurance?


1

Saving time and money

Hiscox customers receive access to free and discounted services – including legal advice – via the Business Support Hub, which can save valuable time and money

 

2

Cover from £8.40 per month*

Our flexible approach to business insurance means you only pay for the cover you select

*Figures based on an average of all business insurance policies sold to at least 10% of our customer base between January 2023 and January 2024

3

Access to an award-winning team

Our phone lines are staffed by experts, and our team have won awards for great customer service

Get a quote for your business in minutes

Tell us about your business – We’ll help you to build your quote and explore your insurance needs.

Get a quote
'Simple setup'
As a previous customer, it's very straight forward.
Jibs Consulting Limited
Read all reviews
Not sure what you need?

If you’re not sure what you need, tell us a little more about what you do. We’ll help you to build your quote and explore any other insurance needs.

Build my cover

Why do educational consultants and inspectors need insurance?


Claims of negligence

 You’re an expert in learning and you’ve built your business by sharing your knowledge with schools, colleges and early years centres. Mistakes are possible however, which becomes clear when a parent complains that a numeracy scheme introduced on your advice doesn’t align with the national curriculum. If the school takes you to court citing negligence, there may be court costs to consider even if the case concludes in your favour. Professional indemnity insurance can help to protect an educational consultant from such legal costs.

Accident during visit

School visits are central to being an educational inspector, but without proper insurance coverage, your business could be liable to pay compensation for property damage or injuries. This doesn’t have to be caused directly by your work – it might be that you drop a binder file in a busy drama class, then step away only for a child to trip over it. Freelance educational consultants and inspectors can face court action for incidents relating to their work, so business insurance can bring reassurance.

Loss of laptop

Life as an educational consultant usually requires travel, and your laptop gives you instant access to sector regulations and guidelines at the touch of a button. You can tailor your cover to include property insurance, safeguarding your business against the impact of equipment breakages, theft and even loss by paying for repair costs or swift replacements. This insurance could assist an educational consultant to keep working even when things go awry.

What insurance is available for educational consultants and inspectors?


Tailored insurance means you can add covers to fit your educational consultancy or inspector business, such as personal accident cover to support sole traders or property insurance if you have premises. There’s also portable equipment cover and cyber insurance to protect laptops, smartphones and data.

Insurance for educational consultants and inspectors: FAQs


How much professional indemnity cover do I need?

Deciding how much professional indemnity cover to take out is often a key consideration in the field of educational consultancy since the work you do revolves around professional advice. It could be a good idea to think about a worst-case scenario claim when you set your professional indemnity limit of cover.

Such a scenario might involve failing to identify significant gaps in a school’s syllabus, leading the institution to later be placed in special measures. Whatever costs the school incurs could be passed to you if the headteacher wins a court case.

Learn more about how much professional indemnity cover you may need with our guide.

I need proof of cover before starting a consultancy contract, do you provide documents?

Yes, we provide proof of cover documents via email as soon as you buy business insurance.

At Hiscox, it takes a matter of minutes to build cover to suit your business and retrieve a quote. In a few further clicks, you can buy cover – when you do this, we’ll swiftly email your documentation across.

These documents may help to show existing and potential clients that you’re protected for certain professional risks, so it may be worth keeping them safe for reference.

Do I need proof of qualifications for cover?

In the event of a claim, we might ask to see evidence that you hold appropriate qualifications or certifications to work as an educational consultant.

Often this may include a qualification in education, such as a degree or post-graduate certificate, but we understand that not every educational consultant enters the profession via teaching.

Membership of an organisation such as the Society of Educational Consultants (external link) is an alternative way to showcase your credentials. It can be good practice to keep hold of relevant documents, plus records of any additional checks and clearances to work with children (external link).


contactless payment

How much does business insurance cost?

Business insurance fees vary depending on the covers you include and limits you choose. Read our FAQ guide to business insurance costs for more details.

consultant reviewing projections on tablet

Case study: A claim for ill advice

Discover how professional indemnity insurance can work in action for a consultant, with our real-life claims story, which saw energy consultant Liam facing a claim worth £10,000.

two people in business negotiation meeting

How to become a contractor 

Contractual work brings flexibility, but you may need to adapt your approach. Our step-by-step guide to becoming a contractor reveals all.