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.
HR Briefings
Our Termly briefings are held online and the session covers current and forthcoming HR matters, including employment law and education policy updates. Below you will find our most recent HR Briefing webinar recordings.
HR Briefing Summer Term 2024
- Employment Law Updates
- Education Policy Developments
- Pay Updates
- Updated Resources and Training
HR Briefing Spring Term 2024
- Employment Law Updates
- Education Policy Developments
- Pay Updates
- Updated Resources and Training
HR Briefing Autumn Term 2024
- Employment Law Updates
- Education Policy Developments
- Pay Updates
- Updated Resources and Training
"How To..." Series
These short webinars are designed for school managers and HR practitioners looking to concentrate on key areas of compliance, policy and practice to help you with the real-world aspects of managing specific processes.
Holiday Entitlement & Pay Reforms 2024
This webinar provides:
- An understanding of the need for reform in this complex area of the law
- An overview of the new regulations
- Practical implications of the changes ahead
- Helpful guidance on implementing holiday pay changes.
Changes to Teachers Appraisal 2024/2025
This webinar provides:
- Overview of the updated DfE guidance on teacher appraisals for the 2024/25 appraisal year.
- Legal requirements for teacher appraisals under the Teacher Appraisal Regulations, specifically for maintained schools.
- Key differences for academies and independent schools, including the use of Teacher Standards and appraisal policy recommendations.
Changes to the law on Sexual Harassment at work
This webinar provides:
- Overview of the changes to the law on sexual harassment taking place in October 2024 when the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) 2023 comes into force, and its impact on employers.
- A new mandatory duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their employees in the course of their employment
How to effectively manage capability in schools
- How to ensure compliance with your capability procedure and statutory requirements
- Maximising the impact of informal procedures
- Identifying when it is necessary to move to formal capability procedures
- Build awareness of the support needed by staff to be successful in their roles
How to effectively manage restructuring and redundancy
- The minimum legal requirements and the employee relations context
- What the process looks like and how to plan for it
- Best practice around consultation and communication
- Practical ideas to reduce any negative impact on staff
How to overcome the challenges of long term absence
A focus on key areas of compliance, policy and practice in order to help you with the real-world aspects of managing specific processes.
How to get the best out of newly recruited staff
Focus on on key areas of compliance, policy and practice to help you with the real-world aspects of managing this process.
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How to manage stress and build resilience
Focus on on key areas of compliance, policy and practice to help you with the real-world aspects of managing this process.
How to manage short-term sickness absence
Focus on on key areas of compliance, policy and practice to help you with the real-world aspects of managing this process.
How to effectively manage probation periods
The induction process is essential in ensuring that the employee understands their new role, how it fits within the organisation, the culture, work environment and the rules and procedures that they are expected to adhere to as well as the people with whom they will interact.
A well-designed and implemented induction process will reduce the risk of misunderstandings that can lead to performance concerns arising.
How to support staff through challenging times
This session will cover the following topic areas:
- The law on mental health and disabilities including reasonable adjustments,
- supporting employees with different issues,
- financial wellbeing, and wellbeing policies,
- dealing with pay discrepancies, flexible working,
- overtime and burnout and encouraging conversations.
We focus on the key areas of compliance, policy, and practice to help you with the real-world aspects of managing this process
Enhance your employer brand by making flexible working a reality in your school
In this webinar, we will provide school leaders with insight and practical steps around how to address this key area, with a particular focus on flexible working and the benefits that can provide.
The webinar will cover:
- How promoting flexible working can build your employer brand and support your People Strategy
- Changes in Flexible Working legislation – April 2024
- Examples of best practice that can make a difference
- Practical steps /initiatives you can put in place
- Insight into how the Flexible Working Ambassador MATs & Schools can support you