Lead sponsor
Programme
Thursday
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Registration, exhibition and refreshments
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Welcome and housekeeping
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Employment law update
Understand the latest employment law developments and what they mean for your school or trust.
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Culture of belonging
Explore how belonging can become embedded within the whole-school culture and everyday employee experience.
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HR’s role in building a high-performing workplace culture
Explore how HR departments can drive cultural change, support leaders and strengthen staff wellbeing and engagement.
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Morning refreshments, networking and exhibition
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Keynote 4
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Workshop choices one
1A Planning for the future
Identify the roles and talent that are critical to your organisation’s future, strengthen succession planning and explore new ways to widen the talent pool.
1B Changes to the ACAS Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures
Explore the latest changes, including what they mean for your setting and how to ensure your policies and processes remain compliant.
1C Responding to AI-generated formal HR issues
How to deal with AI-written grievances, allegations, investigations and complaints.
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Lunch, exhibition and networking
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Your questions answered: an expert panel on tackling your HR challenges
Bring your complex issues, taking away useful advice and best practice.
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Keynote 6
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Workshop choices two
2A Absence management
Bring your own scenarios and challenges for expert discussion, identifying the common themes and threads emerging across your experiences.
2B From appraisals to alignment: reimagining performance conversations for growth
Implement an appraisal system grounded in meaningful professional growth, open and honest dialogue, and genuine employee engagement.
2C Conduct a workplace investigation
Work through scenarios to identify key considerations, avoid common pitfalls and determine the appropriate approach.
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Afternoon refreshments, networking and exhibition
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Workshop choices three
3A Reduce workforce costs without cutting staff
Transform your HR systems to reduce costs and use data to make smarter decisions about your workforce and resources.
3B Become an employer of choice
Bring your organisation’s culture to life and uncover the lived experience behind your policies. Develop a practical framework for translating strategy into meaningful action.
3C Worskhop
Conference ends