HR Training

Our interactive workshop provides you with understanding and practical tools meaning you can focus on the longer-term staffing priorities rather than just firefighting.

Date: 14/10/2025
Course Code: HR-OM-1025-T004
Time: 09:30–12:30
Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £95 - £199

Booking your place: To book your place or find out more information, please visit SLA online and search for your course using the course code. Alternatively, please call us on 0333 300 1900 (option 3) or email us at enquiries@entrust-ed.co.uk

HR general training

Conducting Investigations

This course is aimed at all those involved within investigations, be that discipline grievance or dignity at work. It will provide you with the skills and confidence needed to undertake a thorough and impartial investigation and prepare a report on your subsequent findings.

Date: 07/10/2025 Course code: HR-OM-1025-T003
Time: 09:30 - 12:00
Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £95 - £110

Date: 18/11/2025 Course code: HR-OM-1125-T003
Time: 09:30 - 12:00
Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £95 - £110

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Handling Difficult Conversations

The course covers the importance of addressing these in a timely manner, and the consequences of failing to address issues. We will also discuss tools and techniques to use to encourage positive conversations, and outcomes.

Date: 03/10/2025

Course code: HR-OM-1025-T006

Date: 19/11/2025

Course code: HR-OM-1125-T005

Time: 09:30 - 12:00
Venue: Virtual delivery

Cost: £95 - £110

HR for Senior Leaders

This virtual course will provide an introduction to common HR issues and provide delegates with an understanding of HR best practice and an overview of what the managers’ key HR responsibilities are likely to be.

Date: 16/10/2025
Course code: HR-OM-1025-T007
Time: 09:30 - 12:00
Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £95 - £110

Performance Management and Capability

For those managing staff ,this course provides an understanding of how effective performance management contributes to organisational performance. It will also provide guidance on how to manage unacceptable performance through a formal capability procedure.

Date: 07/10/2025
Course code: HR-OM-1025-T009
Time: 09:30 - 12:00
Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £95 - £110

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Managing staff attendance and wellbeing

Menopause for Thought: A Workshop for School Leaders and Managers

A course to teach those in management roles how to support female colleagues experiencing the menopause and menopausal symptoms.

Date: 14/11/2025

Course Code: HR-OM-1125-T006

Time: 10:00-11:30

Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £150

Mental Health First Aid

Become a Mental Health First Aider (MHFAider®) Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a training course which teaches you how to identify, understand and help someone who may be experiencing a mental health issue. MHFA won’t teach you to be a therapist, but it will teach you to listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis – and even potentially stop a crisis from happening.

Date: 05/11/2025 | 07/11/2025 | 12/11/2025 | 14/11/2025

Course code: HR-OM-1125-T007
Time: 09:00 - 13:00
Session: 1 of 4
Venue: Virtual delivery

Cost: £325

Mental Health First Aid Refresher

Managing a redundancy or restructure situation can be challenging, it can divide the workforce, impact on staff morale and cause considerable stress to all those involved including those managing the process.

Date: 15/10/2025
Course code: HR-OM-1025-T008
Time: 09:00 - 13:00
Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £150

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Managing Stress in the Workplace

This course will support those in management roles who would like to develop the necessary information and skills to be able to recognise, reduce and manage the stress of people who report to them.

Date: 23/09/2025
Course code: HR-OM-0925-T002
Time: 09:30 - 12:30
Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £85 - £105

Recruitment

Recruitment and Pre-Employment Checks

This course focuses on the end to end recruitment process and the pre-employment checks that need to be completed In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education and statutory requirements.

Date: 11/11/2025
Course code: HR-OM-1125-T008
Time: 09:30 - 12:00
Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £95 - £110

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Safer Recruitment (Accredited Full Course)

Accredited safer recruitment training delivered over 2 half day sessions.

Date: 24/09/2025 Course code: HR-OM-0925-T003 Time: 09:30 - 12:30 Cost: £185 - £199

Date: 01/10/2025 Course code: HR-OM-1025-T005 Time: 09:30 - 12:30 Cost: £95 - £199

Date: 19/11/2025 Course code: HR-OM-1125-T009 Time: 09:30 - 12:30 Cost: £95 - £199

Date: 26/11/2025 Course code: HR-OM-1125-T010 Time: 09:30 - 12:30 Cost: £95 - £199

Venue: Virtual delivery

Safer Recruitment - Refresher Course (Accredited Training)

Accredited half day course for those who have previously completed the full course and would like to refresh their knowledge.

Date: 30/09/2025
Course code: HR-OM-0925-T004
Time: 09:30 - 12:30
Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £95 - £110

Date: 25/11/2025
Course code: HR-OM-1125-T011
Time: 09:30 - 12:30
Venue: Virtual delivery

Cost: £95 - £110

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Payroll

Succession Planning

It’s that time of year when leaders are setting new employee performance objectives in line with school development plans. But do you also have a plan for building a pipeline of critical positions in your staffing structures through a staff development plan and succession planning? Join our Head of HR, Michelle Gabriel, for the first part of our new “lunch and learn” bite-size training sessions.

Date: 07/10/2025
Course code: HR-OM-1025-T010
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Venue: Virtual delivery

Cost: £100

An Intro in School HR, Payroll and Pension Service – iTrent

Not happy with your payroll provider, thinking of changing? Join our online demo where you can find out how our accredited payroll, HR and pensions service can help you with your payroll, HR & payroll needs at a competitive price.

Date: 23/09/2025 Course code: HR-OM-0925-T001
Time: 10:00 - 11:00

Date: 15/10/2025 Course code: HR-OM-1025-T001
Time: 14:00 - 15:00

Date: 18/11/2025 Course code: HR-OM-1125-T002
Time: 10:30 - 11:30

Date: 08/12/2025 Course code: HR-OM-1225-T002

Venue: Virtual delivery Cost: Free to attend

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The Single Central Record and Employee Files

This interactive session covers key recruitment and vetting checks required for safeguarding, detailing what to record in the Single Central Record and supporting employee files. It highlights common errors, how to avoid them, and best practices for storing and retaining information.

Date: 30/09/2025 Course Code: HR-OM-0925-T005 Time: 09:30–11:00 Venue: Virtual delivery Cost: £95 - £110

Date: 05/11/2025 Course Code: HR-OM-1125-T012 Time: 10:00–11:30 Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £95 - £110

Addressing Employee Conduct Issues

This course will specifically focus on what might constitute a conduct issue and how to address it promptly. • Techniques you can use to manage conduct informally • When a formal disciplinary process may be required and the steps involved in conducting a fair and reasonable investigation • What support you should provide to the employee within a disciplinary process • Tips for holding challenging conversations with the employee involve

Date: 14/11/2025
Course Code: HR-OM-1125-T002
Time: 09:30–11:00
Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £95 - £110

Handling Complaints in the workplace

This course will focus on how assess the severity and urgency of complaints and deal with these following the relevant procedures

Date: 20/11/2025
Course Code: HR-OM-1125-T004
Time: 09:30–12:00
Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £95 - £110