Make use of your own HR advisor who will support you with a wide spectrum of needs via telephone, email and face-to-face visits. Receive regular updates and newsletters, informing you of changes to pay, policy, and terms and conditions so you can make sure you stay ahead of the game.

You will also have online access to our suite of policies, toolkits, guidance and templates, covering the full range of HR issues. Crucially, these policies have been fully consulted on with the relevant trade unions, meaning they are ready for you to adopt. We regularly update our policies according to developing law, best practice and your feedback.

Our core package includes:

• appraisals
• discipline, grievance, bullying and harassment
• employee consultation
• employment law advice
• employee performance and absence
• flexible working and family-friendly rights
• industrial action
• access to occupational health service*
• recruitment support
• restructure, redundancy and redeployment
• working hours and leave

We also offer individual services on a standalone basis

* Local authority maintained schools’ pre-employment questionnaire and two referrals per year included. A charge applies for framework access for academies.

Unauthorised use and/or distribution of the school policies or any other associated material without express and written permission from the HR Advisory and Policy service is strictly prohibited.