HR Consultancy for schools and colleges
Running an school or college is tough enough without HR headaches keeping you awake at night. We know because we’ve been there – dealing with the endless policies, the safeguarding requirements, and those tricky staff situations that seem to pop up at the worst possible moments.
That’s why we’ve built our HR consultancy specifically around what those in the education sector actually need. No generic corporate solutions here. We understand your world – from Keeping Children Safe in Education requirements to Ofsted pressures, and everything in between.
Whether it’s a quick phone call about a staff absence issue, helping you with your safer recruitment processes, or planning your workforce strategy for next year, we’re the HR team you wish you had in-house. We keep things straightforward, get stuff done quickly, and always have your back when the going gets tough.
Our Services
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Safer Recruitment
- Delivery of Safer Recruitment Training (in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines).
- Advice on DBS checks, barred list checks, and pre-employment vetting.
- Development of safer recruitment policies and procedures/flow charts.
- Support with interview processes, including appropriate questioning and panel composition.
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HR Audits & Compliance
- Full HR documentation audit, including contracts, policies, and employee files.
- Review of Single Central Record (SCR) for statutory compliance.
- Gap analysis against statutory guidance and best practice.
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Operational HR Support
- Day-to-day HR advice both on-site and remote, on; absence, performance, conduct, grievances, etc.
- Reviewing and updating contracts of employment.
- Drafting, reviewing and updating HR policies.
- Case management support for absence, disciplinary, grievance, and capability matters.
- Management of family leave, flexible working requests, and return-to-work plans.
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Training & Development
- Bespoke training for leadership and line managers on HR fundamentals.
- Coaching for senior leaders and SLT members.
- Workshops on managing staff wellbeing, absence, and difficult conversations.
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) training.
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Safeguarding & Wellbeing
- Integration of safeguarding considerations into HR policies and practices.
- Staff wellbeing strategy and action planning.
- Support with managing safeguarding-related allegations against staff.
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Strategic HR Support
- Workforce planning and succession planning.
- Support with Ofsted and inspection preparation from a people perspective.
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HR Systems and Administration
- Implementation of streamlined HR processes for efficiency and compliance.
- Outsourced HR administration services (contracts, letters, etc.).
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