People Solutions
Helping you to meet your people responsibilities
Whether it's day-to-day support, a second opinion, or assistance with a complex employment matter, our team of education HR experts can help you with these challenges. With our flexible purchasing options, you choose how and when you engage with us.
Phase: Nursery/Primary/Secondary/Special/PRUGovernance: Maintained/Academy/MAT/Federation/Independent/SpecialLocation: NationalContract type: Rolling
When HR and staffing matters require attention, you need the confidence of having access to trusted HR experts who are completely up to date on current legislation and who understand your specific challenges as well as those of the broader education sector. Our cost-effective services provide the level of HR expertise you need, when you need it. There are four service levels to choose from:
Level 1 – An annual licence to our HR knowledge hub (Ask HR portal) and access to request HR expertise for project delivery.
Level 2 – Unlimited access to our People Partnering team for employee relations enquiries and cases, with an option to purchase HR specialist support at hearings and meetings when required.
Level 3 – Unlimited access to our People Partnering team for employee relations enquiries and cases, plus an annual number of hours of HR support at meetings / hearings.
Level 4 - A bespoke People Partnering consultancy service, including project delivery and dedicated HR support.
We also offer a range of specific HR projects, including strategy and policy development, staff engagement, safer staffing reviews and much more, working closely with you to understand your aims and challenges.
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Phase: Nursery/Primary/Secondary/Special/PRUGovernance: Maintained/Academy/MAT/Federation/Independent/SpecialLocation: NationalContract type: Pay as you go
We help ensure you have the right staff in the right place at the right time so your school or trust performs to the highest level.
Providing modern policies, procedures and frameworks such as pay, performance and capability management that support your school or trusts ambitions
Extensive experience of successful MAT development and working proactively with staff and trade unions to achieve this
Ensuring your school or trust has the right skills and capabilities aligned to broader strategic and learning objectives
Guidance and advice on developing fair, flexible and affordable strategies to drive employee engagement and staff contribution.
Our offer includes:
Developing 3/5 year people plans
Reward and Retention policies
Management of investigations
Access to trained mediators
We offer a range of tailored staff development programs designed to better prepare staff for management challenges of a modern school. Programmes for teaching and non-teaching staff include:
Performance management
Appraisals
Managing difficult conversations
Investment in your SLT is an investment in school improvement. Our coaching service will enhance, extend and develop your strategic leadership skills.
1-2-1 coaching for aspiring and existing members of the senior leadership team
Address and overcome challenges, set new goals and prompt reflection on how to develop leadership skills
Plan and implement strategies for whole school development
Supports succession planning and supports the development ambitions of your staff
We will guide and support you through the complete TUPE process including:
Moving a school into a trust
Transferring staff in or out of a contractor relationship
Legal, economic and social implications of a transfer and any material changes to staff T's & C's
Support with staff consultation meetings
Our team will support you through the complete process of locating, identifying and securing the best people for your school or trust:.
Defining the people specifications and core competencies needed for your roles
Advise and arrange tailored advertising solutions
Support with shortlisting through to suggesting recruitment day agendas and logistics
First stage interview filtering services
Post recruitment support including obtaining references, pre employment checks and issuing contracts
The need to support the wellbeing of staff is critical to the success of any school. We can support you with promoting and achieving a healthy work environment. Our wellbeing services include the following.
Developing and implementing wellbeing strategies.
Tailored staff surveys and analysis of trends.
Exit interviews to understand why employee leave.
Training mental health first aiders within a school to ensure ongoing support.
Mental health first aid awareness training.
Our partner Medigold Health can offer occupational health support and employee assistance programmes.
Mediation service.
Our experienced team are aware of the challenges facing governing bodies now and in the future. We can offer a twilight session on the below:
Support to discharge statutory responsibilities and operate an effective and efficient governing body.
Training and support in general HR, employment law, and TUPE transfer.
Advice on setting financial priorities through the school development plan.
Coaching and support for new chairs and deputies provided governors with experience across phases.
Irwin Mitchell are one of the top employment law teams in the country. They have a team of dedicated education lawyers who are working in partnership with Capita Entrust to provide up-to-date employment law changes, managing complex cases where legal advice is required, and upskilling our team.
This service is intended to provide schools with access to legal advice in a number of areas relevant to schools and academies. This service includes advice on:
School Exclusions
School Admissions
Workplace Immigration
Parental complaints
Secondment Agreements
Consultancy Agreements
Contents and interpretation of commercial agreements
Disputes arising from commercial agreements with suppliers
