For those of you who follow the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions and the NJC Conditions of Service, education employment conditions vary greatly to conditions used in businesses. Whilst the same employment law applies, how it is then interpreted within the education context may be different.
As we have worked in the education sector for over 10 years we fully understand national and local Teachers’ Conditions of Service. We have the knowledge to advise how conditions apply to both schools and academies. Our team all have extensive experience of working with schools, academies and trusts and some have even been in your shoes. Our Managing Director is an ex school business manager and we also have several members of staff who previously worked in schools before joining us, covering roles such as Relations Manager and School Business Manager.
Our experience of the education sector means that we understand the challenges you face on a day to day basis. We take this into account when supporting you and advise you on the right course of action to get the best possible outcome for your school, academy or trust. We provide a range of HR solutions and discuss your preferred way forward.
Based in Yorkshire, we offer on-site HR support for schools and academies across Bradford, Leeds, Castleford, Pontefract, Halifax, Calderdale, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Sheffield, Doncaster, Barnsley and other surrounding areas. This means that you get a dedicated HR officer who is not only on the end of the phone when you need them but also there in person to support you when necessary. They provide unlimited telephone, email and on-site HR and legal support. The value of having this support is second to none, as one of our clients describes.
HR Support for Schools in Wakefield, Castleford and Pontefract
“Fusion’s HR service is excellent. As a Primary Academy they support us with both education-specific and commercial advice that helps us achieve the best outcomes for the school. Having a dedicated advisor that we can speak to makes us feel like they are part of our team and the rest of the Fusion HR family are just as supportive and are there to help when needed. They’ve helped us plan, prepare and deliver on a range of projects which has greatly enhanced the academy’s ability to drive forward. Their support, guidance, knowledge and insight is always timely and hugely influential to all those in positions of leadership at St. James. We feel valued and enjoy a very positive working relationship.” – Glyn Denton, Headteacher, St James CE Primary Academy, Crigglestone
For those outside of Yorkshire, there is still the opportunity to benefit from our support via telephone and email and then bolt on consultancy days, providing any on-site support you may need throughout the year.
We are delighted to be the host of the Leeds School Managers Forum, which we do to enhance the support available for school business managers within the areas of Leeds, Castleford, Wakefield and Pontefract. Through this connection we also work with the DfE as network leaders, so we are fully up-to-date with any developments coming up that will affect schools. We also liaise with the ISBL, Bradford SBM forum and South Yorkshire Business Leaders Forum and support their annual events.
Our extensive experience of providing HR for schools has also created a wealth of document templates and processes that our clients benefit from. Our knowledge is recognised as the HR partner of The School Bus, providing documents.
We have strong connections with unions and even offer training sessions on how best to work with unions to achieve effective outcomes. This is hosted by our DPO who is not only an accredited GDPR practitioner but also a former Union Representative. He passes on all his wealth of knowledge in these sessions. To find out more about the HR training on offer to schools and academies in Castleford, Pontefract, Wakefield, Halifax, Leeds, Bradford and South Yorkshire, click here.
So, when reviewing your partners this year and how you can best benefit from the knowledge that partners can offer, consider what you want to achieve. What support do you need and why? Would having an education HR specialist on hand help you in your role? Would the connections with education establishments and support of other trusts and schools that we work with, help you develop? If the answer is yes, please call one of our team, we would be delighted to hear from you.
