School Workforce Development
The School Workforce Development (SWD) Team has a wealth of experience
across a broad
range of related school workforce issues including. It offers a strategic service to schools to attract, recruit and retain a high quality workforce. The team focuses on developing a coherent approach for schools in the areas of recruitment, retention, staff well-being, workforce remodelling, continuing professional development and performance management of the school. SWD also supports schools in the changing environment of remodelling and extending the school workforce.
Traded services
- A range of courses and conferences held throughout
the year, as advertised in the termly
SSE CPD programme and on the Hertfordshire Grid for Learning website
- The Well-Being Programme for Hertfordshire schools
- Support for
the induction of all NQTs including dedicated training programme
- Individual
support for schools with recruitment difficulties
- Exit interviews service
to inform schools’ recruitment and retention
policies
- NVQ Programmes for teaching and support staff in schools
and other establishments
Centrally funded services
- Recruitment of teachers and support staff via attendance at recruitment fairs and
special events
- Promoting the recruitment of NQTs to Hertfordshire schools including managing of
the database of NQTs and experienced teachers available to all schools via the
teachinherts website
- Quality control of supply teaching service via Eteach
n Supporting exit surveys in schools and for the LA, providing data and trends for schools
- SWD headteacher updates via briefings, newsletter etc
n Hosting of a major annual teacher recruitment fair each January at which schools can
exhibit and of regional open days to promote recruitment of support staff in schools
- Working with schools and the University of Hertfordshire in the provision and development of the Graduate Teacher Programme
- Providing housing advice and support to new teachers moving to Hertfordshire
- Organising recruitment events / support to target shortage areas: e.g. shortage subjects,
special schools, ethnic minorities
- Teaching taster courses
- Training & Development
- Support for sustaining workforce remodelling
- Return to teaching service with a club, courses and conferences
- Supply club programme
- Support for CPD co-ordinators
- Monitoring and supporting NQTs at risk of failure and administering the statutory
programme on behalf of all schools
- Termly teaching assistant network groups, teaching assistant newsletter and senior
teaching assistant network groups
- HLTA training
- Supply club programme
For more information please contact the School Workforce Development
Team on 01438 844871
or visit:
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