HR Training Offer

This accredited workshop (CPD) which covers safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. 

Safeguarding starts with ensuring that staff and volunteers in education settings are selected and vetted in line with statutory requirements intended to robustly assess their suitability to work with children and young people.

This workshop is aimed at all those with a responsibility for recruitment, including those who may be shortlisting and interviewing staff as well as those responsible for undertaking vetting checks.

Whilst the focus is predominantly on safer recruitment, we also consider the employment law context and best practice principles in selection and appointment to ensure a broader understanding of the risks associated with getting the process wrong.

Although there is certain minimum content to be covered, there is an opportunity to focus in on particular areas of the process according to delegates’ roles.

What will the course cover?

• The legal context of recruitment and selection process and planning 
• Shortlisting, employment references, interviewing and decision making
• Conditional offers, DBS checks and the single central record (SCR)
• Data protection and induction

Delegates will gain an understanding of:

• How to be better equipped to participate in the process of recruitment in the context of:
• Safer recruitment in relation to KCSiE requirements employment law and best practice principles

Who will benefit from attending?

This workshop is aimed at all those with a responsibility for recruitment, including those who may be shortlisting and interviewing staff as well as those responsible for undertaking vetting check

Undertaking this training meets the requirements of the School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009 for at least one panel member who conducts an interview in a maintained school to have undertaken safer recruitment training.

This training has been accredited by CPD.

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This course has been designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of a school’s statutory requirements in maintaining their single central record.

What will the course cover?

• Managing the single central record (SCR)
• Statutory guidance on SCR including Keeping Children Safe in Education and Ofsted guidance 
• DBS checks and Children’s Barred List

Delegates will gain an understanding of: 

• Pre-employment checks
• The single central record
• Keeping Children Safe in Education

Who will benefit from attending?

The session is suitable for anyone responsible for maintaining the single central record and carrying out associated checks. The content is critical to those new Facilitated by in post as well as more experienced staff as the course is constantly updated to reflect the current statutory requirements

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This course is designed to help delegates get a greater understanding of the process of Appraisal within schools both for Teachers and Support Staff and to prepare to undertake the role of appraiser.

In this workshop, the key areas are reviewed within the overall context of school policies, the Appraisal Regulations and professional standards for teachers and support staff. We explore the role and responsibilities of the appraiser and appraisee and the setting of robust objectives. Likewise, the necessary skills and other essential tools will be discussed, which ensure the successful engagement of the appraisee before and during the appraisal meeting itself.

What will the course cover?

• Statutory compliance against the Appraisal Regulations, performance related pay and professional standards
• The appraisal cycle, preparing for and undertaking appraisal and setting robust objectives

Delegates will gain an understanding of:

• A comprehensive understanding of the appraisal process in schools, relevant statutory requirements and best practice
• An appreciation of the role and responsibilities of the appraiser and appraisee, including how to set robust objectives for the successful review of performance
• How to engage effectively with the appraisee about their performance during the appraisal meeting and beyond

Who will benefit from attending?

This session is key for those who are new to the role of appraiser or who are looking for a refresher or update on the requirements of the appraisal process in schools for Teachers and Support staff.

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This session is designed to support anyone involved in managing a disciplinary process. It will help delegates to navigate the practicalities of a formal process, considering common pitfalls and offering tips to mitigate risk.  It will do so in the context of employment law, the ACAS code of practice and working within a school or trust’s own disciplinary procedure.

What will the course cover?  

• Common causes of misconduct
• The ACAS code of conduct and education specific guidance
• The importance of following the schools procedures and policies
• Suspension and Investigation
• Working with external agencies
• Arranging a formal hearing including reasonable adjustments
• Reaching a fair outcome
• Gross misconduct and referrals to external agencies
• Appeals and record keeping

The session will provide opportunities to work through case studies, as well as for reflection in relation to current practice as well as sharing experiences and learning from each other.

Who will benefit:                      

 This session is aimed at anyone involved in managing a disciplinary process including school

business managers and senior leadership teams within schools and multi-academy trusts.  

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This course is currently being delivered online over three separate modules and has been designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of a school’s statutory requirements in relation to carrying out DBS and other pre-employment checks and maintaining their Single Central Record.

This course is aimed at Primary Applicant Managers/Applicant Managers/ID Checkers/DBS System Users who manage and process DBS checks.

The modular course will help delegates develop a greater understanding of the Disclosure and Barring Service provided through demonstration of online resources available and provision of a comprehensive overview of legislation, processing requirements for DBS, the pre-employment check requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education, managing the SCR and risk assessment of positive DBS disclosures.

What will the course cover?

• Safeguarding legislation, definition of regulated activity and ‘who requires a DBS check’
• ID checking guidelines
• Children’s Barred List and DBS Update Service
• Risk Assessments (pre-DBS clearance and positive disclosures)
• DBS Filtering rules

Delegates will gain an understanding of:

• Legislation and processing requirements for DBS checks
• Requirements of KCSiE
• Risk assessing positive DBS disclosures
• Progressing applications on a DBS portal

Who will benefit from attending?

This course is suitable for anyone responsible for completing DBS checks. Primary Applicant Managers/Applicant Managers/ID Checkers/DBS System Users who manage and process DBS checks. The content will be useful to those new in post as well as more experienced staff as the course is constantly updated to reflect the current statutory requirements.

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This 2.5 Hour workshop will help develop the skills and confidence necessary for school managers to have effective conversations with staff, focussing particularly on underperformance and/or misconduct. 

We provide a balanced blend of theory with the opportunity to reflect on key skills and techniques in a supportive environment.

What will the course cover?

• Key practical tips that can help turn difficult conversations into effective and positive conversations
• Understanding the importance of acting quickly
• Exploration of possible barriers and ways to help overcome them

Delegates will gain an understanding of:

• Practical skills and tips to enable them to be able to hold effective conversations with staff in challenging situations
• Types of difficult conversations and how to respond to them
• Tools to help constructive dialogue

Who will benefit from attending?

This session will be of benefit to any line manager whether they are new to the role or a more experienced manager.

The content of this course has been designed to help delegates gain a greater understanding of HR best practice including statutory requirements related to pay and conditions of service that are specific to education.

The key HR administrative processes and procedures are discussed and then applied in practical exercises to help delegates work through various possible scenarios around the management of staff in schools. 

The training is relevant to education settings based in any local authority area, including maintained schools and academy trusts.

The content of this course has been designed to help delegates get a greater understanding of HR best practice including statutory requirements related to pay and conditions of service that are specific to education. Delivered online over 4 x 2.5 hour modules.

What will the course cover? 

• Introduction to the key HR administrative processes
• Procedures needed to ensure best practice
• Statutory compliance in education setting

Delegates will gain an understanding of: 

• Selection and appointment, pre-employment screening, types of contracts & continuous service 
• Family care and attendance management policies
• Pay and conditions specific to support staff and teachers

Who will benefit from attending?

It is a highly recommended programme for anyone that has a role that involves HR management in Education.

This course is designed to provide delegates with a greater understanding of HR best practice and statutory requirements in relation to supporting staff wellbeing and managing absence. Supporting the wellbeing of staff has become a key responsibility for line managers in schools over recent years along with managing often sensitive and complex sickness absence issues. Delegates will work through practical exercises, focussed on possible scenarios around the absence management of staff in schools.

Whether you want an established course or an entirely new training package crafted to your specific needs, we provide EDI training to help your organisation meet requirements under the Equality Act 2010, go beyond compliance and avoid discrimination through behaviours, language, attitudes, conscious and unconscious bias and actions.   

The learning package covers all areas of equality legislation, policies, processes, procedures, best practices, and a guide to developing an EDI Strategy/action plan. 

Suitable for staff at all levels our training courses will support your organisation in nurturing a culture that understands and emphasises equality, diversity and inclusion.  Delivery can be to small groups or invaluable one-to-one sessions as part of a refresher and/or recommended outcome of an HR process e.g., line management development, grievance or disciplinary.

Using the information provided by you on our pre-course questionnaire, we ensure the content is matched and fits with your specific needs.  We tailor the training delivery to your needs and circumstances, whether you want a single workshop for your managers, or team leaders or a series of sessions for the whole organisation.

In-School Training

In addition to our scheduled training this term, we also provide a wide range of group training workshops in the management of human resources as well as whole staff workshops (including redeployment/job search skills), which can be delivered at your individual school or setting, at a time to suit you. The precise content and duration can be tailored to the particular requirements of your organisation.

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Our series of webinars offer free, short – usually 30-minute presentations delivered by experienced HR Consultants on a broad range of topics.

Webinars provide a practical and efficient method to help you stay up to date in terms of workforce-related topics, education policy developments, pay updates, regulatory changes and more.