HR in the Independent Education Sector

Working in the independent education sector is challenging, rewarding and engenders considerable loyalty between staff, teachers and school.  Managing all the aspects of a successful school takes a wide range of skills, expertise and committment.  Of the many factors that influences the lives of children in school and the success of the school lies with having a committed and caring the team of teachers and support staff who can create a learning environment and influence the culture of everyday life.  Therefore creating a positive working environment, an effective contractual environment and transparency in expectations whilst at work is critical to the smooth running of a school where working lives be stressfull and full on. 

Gravitate HR can help you to create an working culture that fits your school and assist in managing the range of issue that turn up in every day life at work.

We have experience in supporting a range of businesses and organisations in the private and "not for profit" sector and we have successfully proved that we can adapt our expertise to specific sectors and individual cultures - including independent schools

We can

• review and revise contracts of employment to make them relevant to your school and your particular requirements rather than a generic template
• recommend employment policies, procedures and practices to support the management of employment issues, so that when the occasion arises you have a way forward
• examine personnel files and take appropriate action to make sure that the contents are current and relevant
• advise on the reporting structures and division of responsibilites amongst support and academic staff
• actively manage maternity leave, paternity leave and other parental related matters
• provide support for management of absence and other performance related concerns
• ensure compliance in the employment arena to assist with governance and reporting requirements
• build a long term relationship of trust and support  -become your trusty advisors in employment matters

How do we do that

• take a very personal and pragmatic approach
• take the time to build up a good understanding of your school and the personalities
• actively work with you, in person on site or in our offices
• practical support, personal attention and bespoke solutions

You will find

• time to concentrate on all the other pressures and demands of running a school
• benefits from professional and practical hands on advice to make informed decisions
• you can build up trust with employees that you are managing employment processes fairly consistent and have a good platform to make decisions
• keeping yourself up to date with the developments in employment legislation