Expert, Experienced
HR Education Consultants
Balancing educational excellence with strict UK regulatory scrutiny is all part of managing a college or school. At HR Solutions, we offer CIPD qualified outsourced education HR services to protect your leadership teams, maintain compliance standards, and safeguard your recruitment practices.
Our Complete Education HR Services Framework
Our consultants are experienced and skilled in handling the regulations of the Department for Education (Dfe) and Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). Access this wide range of tailored services:
- Recruitment and KCSIE compliance: Vetting frameworks for new staff, SCR audits, and thorough onboarding processes in line with Ofsted inspection expectations.
- Union management: Professional consultations and negotiations with the NEU, NASUWT, and ASCL across pay, working conditions, and restructuring.
- Absence and wellbeing management: Frameworks that target short and long-term teacher burnout and stress to help reduce supply cover costs
- Disciplinary, grievance, and capability procedures: Employment law guidance across performance management, redundancies, staff misconduct issues, and much more
- Compliant policies and handbooks: Complete drafting of staff codes of conduct, maternity and paternity policies, and appraisal structures
The benefits of using an education HR consultancy
Expert support from CIPD qualified human resources experts ensures compliance with UK educational standards and peace of mind. From Ofsted audits to staff support, we’ll reduce legal risks and help your school or college function day-to-day:
- Compliance and peace of mind: Whether it’s an Ofsted audit or updates to KCSIE guidelines, our team will steer you in the right direction.
- Reduced supply teacher spend: Manage your staff effectively with occupational health support, in-work wellbeing guidance, and return to work plans for long-term reductions in costs
- Reduce legal risks: Avoid damaging and expensive employment tribunal claims with instant, specialist UK employment law support
- More leadership time: Greatly reduce the amount of internal paperwork to manage for teachers, governors, headteachers, and principles so more time is spent on the curriculum delivery.
Get specialist HR services for education across schools, colleges, and MATs
Partner today with one of the UK’s leading education HR services specialists. Since 2001, at HR Solutions we’ve provided award-winning human resources support, payroll advice, and health & safety guidance to keep schools compliant and leadership teams successful. Book a free consultation now.
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TESTIMONIALS
We always come off a call knowing exactly what we need to do, the advice is clear and thorough and installs confidence in us. Sheena must have 100s of clients, but we’re always made to feel important, the response time for providing guidance is brilliant and where we would be without HR Solutions!
Rebecca Booys
Safetycare UK
Rebecca Booys
Safetycare UK
Having moved from a local accountancy firm who use to process my payroll to HR Solutions, I have never been so impressed and relaxed when it comes to the end of the month.
Kay replies within minutes of me processing the hours and deals with any questions or issues I have.
HR solutions and Kay have most definitely made my life so much easier as a business owner.
Amy Capp, CEO
Amy’s Cleaning Services
Amy Capp, CEO
Amy’s Cleaning Services
Rob Coppillie has looked after all of our HR needs for the last few years and his assistance is really valuable to us. He goes the extra mile and always responds quickly and even calls outside of normal working hours on many occasions.
His advice is something I feel gives me the confidence to deal with things that are out of my depth. I would thoroughly recommend Rob to any client for their HR needs.
Lorna Green
GMP Drivercare
Lorna Green
GMP Drivercare
The service that HR Solutions has offered has been brilliant, their support is excellent. Gill and Toni have supported us and have made it as stress free as possible. Their knowledge has been excellent and I would thoroughly recommend their services, especially for people who have minimal HR experience.”
Bridget Hayward, Line Manager
Always Take Care
Bridget Hayward, Line Manager
Always Take Care
TESTIMONIALS
Rebecca Booys
Safetycare UK
Rebecca Booys
Safetycare UK
We had a visit from HSE. They had a look around and then said it was one of the best paperwork (Construction Phase Plan) they had seen for a while! Thanks to both Lauren and Joanne for your help with that.
Richard Chapman, Health and Safety Advisor
Colchester Zoo
Richard Chapman, Health and Safety Advisor
Colchester Zoo
Amy Capp, CEO
Amy’s Cleaning Services
Amy Capp, CEO
Amy’s Cleaning Services
My association with HR Solutions has now been for almost 4 years, when I was looking for HR advice for a staff TUPE exercise.
To say the entire process was seamless and hassle free would be an understatement. The team kept us in the loop at every step and we had complete clarity of the entire process.
HR Solution’s transparent and detailed approach to HR matters has helped us keep our focus on our core operations. No query/request is ever too big.
Whilst the pricing model can be flexed as per your requirements, the experienced and timely advice has proven invaluable on a number of occasions.
Aftab Jussab, our consultant has comprehensive knowledge about complex employment law and his several years of experience in this field keeps us on the right track always. Not only am I able to discuss any issues with Aftab in an open and friendly manner, the advice has always been practical looking at all circumstances.
I am very happy to recommend HR solution’s service to small and large businesses and will be pleased for my contact details to be shared with others to answer any specific queries from a client’s perspective.
Anurag Agrawal
15 Grosvenor Square
Anurag Agrawal
15 Grosvenor Square
CUSTOMER SUCCESS INSIGHTS
FAQs
WHAT IS EDUCATION HR?
It’s the management of school staff, handling the hiring of teachers, training schedules, and payroll. As a process, this ensures a school follows UK compliance standards for health & safety and employment law.
WHAT KIND OF HR SUPPORT DOES THE EDUCATION SECTOR NEED?
Highly specialised support is required in this sector, with the combination of UK employment laws alongside education-specific regulations. Specific needs include:
- Safe recruitment practices
- KCSIE compliance
- Teacher terms and conditions
- Managing collective bargaining
- Managing teaching unions
HOW CAN OUTSOURCED HR SUPPORT HELP SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND EDUCATION PROVIDERS?
It provides instant access to CIPD certified professionals with decades of combined experience. This specialist team can support you with:
- Vital educational documentation and policies
- Employment contracts
- Managing complex disciplinary cases
- Assisting with occupational health support
- Complying with changing UK employment laws
- Preparing for Ofsted audits
- Adapting to KCSIE guidance changes
HOW CAN HR SUPPORT ASSIST WITH TEACHER AND STAFF RECRUITMENT IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR?
With professional support, you can streamline your hiring process with the UK’ Safer Recruitment best practices. From writing job descriptions, to setting up compliant interview panels, and managing background checks with DBS checks, a specialist is there to offer expert support.
WHY SHOULD EDUCATION PROVIDERS OUTSOURCE THEIR HR FUNCTION INSTEAD OF MANAGING IT IN-HOUSE?
Internal management can be expensive and often falls onto one person to manager. With the complexities of the UK’s education regulations, outsourcing is an ideal way to cover your legal expectation while keeping costs low.
