HR advice and consultancy 2025/26
This service is available for Academies, Maintained schools and Other schools and settings
Description:
An HR consultancy service meets the people management needs of schools, including the provision of HR advice, briefings and training around:
- Child protection
- Employee relations
- Restructuring
- Resourcing
- Pay and conditions
- Management/Leadership development
- Developing of HR policy and guidance
- Administer and mangage long-term sickness, maternity and legal insurance schemes
- Administer the apprenticeship levy
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Year
Financial year 2025/26
Benefits
- Highly qualified team possessing expert knowledge about national and local matters which impact on people management in schools
- Each school will be supported by named HR staff
- Service will be tailored where possible to meet the individual needs of schools.
Office hours:
- Monday to Friday, 8.45am to 5pm
- Will also work evenings eg for governing body events by arrangement.
Planned improvements:
- Ongoing review of HR content on EGFL. Uupdate and revise to ensure content is fit for purpose
- A review of the model of HR delivery to ensure the best service is provided for schools
- Ongoing attendance at ELP committees on recruitment and safeguarding to provide an HR input on behalf of the schools we support.
- To agree with the HR steering group work priorities for the team on policies and guidance, including work to support equalities in people management in schools.
- To survey schools on the quality and effectiveness of the service.
Service directors:
Kim Brown
Related content:
Provider:
Schools HR consultancy team, people and organisational development, strategy and engagement
Contact:
- Mark Nelson, Schools HR consultancy team: mnelson@ealing.gov.uk020 8825 9478
Last updated: 17 Feb 2025
