School Workforce Development and HR
School Workforce Development
The School Workforce Development Team (SWD) provides a wealth of experience across a
broad range of school related workforce issues. It offers a strategic service to schools to
attract, recruit and retain a high quality workforce in Hertfordshire including:
- a coherent and seamless service to support schools with workforce issues and the HCTP
through its workforce development group
- an excellent service to schools to support the recruitment retention of a high quality
workforce and ensure that their development needs are met
- support to schools in the changing environment of workforce modernisation and
extended services
- a well-constructed high-quality programme of training and development for all staff
working in schools
For more information please contact the School Workforce Development Team on 01438 844871
Human Resources (HR)
The Schools’ HR service provides professional advice and support on employment law
including sensitive and time consuming cases arising from disciplinary, grievance, capability
and redundancy situations. Support is also provided for headteachers and governors on
individual casework connected with these procedures and on the management of ill-health
and absence issues. Each school has a named HR Manager as their one point of contact for
all HR matters. The HR team is responsible for updating and publishing all HR policies and
procedures for schools.
The HR team offers three levels of support:
1. Comprehensive Personnel Package
- employment Contracts Service plus Personnel Advice Service (as detailed below) (Comprehensive and Advice Personnel packages offers options for both limited and
unlimited visits by the HR Offi cers and HR Area Managers. The limited package entitles you
to one visit per year.)
2. Employment Contracts Service
- issue employment contracts plus supporting documents
- pensions and superannuation records and assessments
- sickness and maternity benefits
3. Personnel Advice Service
- professional advice on employment law, including disciplinary, grievance and
redundancy procedures
- professional advice on long term absence/early retirement
- individual case-work advice by telephone, letter or personal visit, as necessary
- provision of the Hertfordshire Personnel Guide, including updating service
- professional advice on employment contracts
- professional advice on recruitment selection and equal opportunities
- telephone helpline
For further information on HR advisory services please telephone 01438 844873 or visit:
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