The Academy Product. Contact New Directions: new-directions.co.uk

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1 The Academy Product Contact CM Solicitors: cmsolicitors.co.uk info@cmsolicitors.co.uk Contact New Directions: new-directions.co.uk cardiff@new-directions.co.uk

2 Contents 1. About us 2. The ethos 3. Views from the Sector 4. The Academy Product 5. Staffing 6. Payroll 7. Training 8. Legal Advice 9. Online DBS Checks 10. Governor Support 11. Compliance 12. Safeguarding

3 About us A ground-breaking and innovative new service brought to you by one of the UK s largest recruitment specialists and a nationally renowned firm of solicitors with offices in Manchester, Liverpool, Wirral, Birmingham and Wrexham (including extensive cover across all 22 Welsh local authorities). Key Points : Our teams across the UK work in partnership with over 2,500 schools and colleges. Appointed preferred supplier of staff to the education sector in Wales by the Welsh Government. Work in partnership with over 20 local authorities as an approved supplier to deliver recruitment and training services to the education sector. Hold a Audited Education status a robust standard for education recruitment, run by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Legal experts in all relevant disciplines Retaining the services of specialist and experienced barristers from the largest set in the UK.

4 Ethos We are Honest and Principled We are Approachable We are Diligent We are Commercial We are Progressive/ Innovative What does this mean to you? We understand that you are passionate about providing the very best education environment for your stakeholders. We take the time to learn about you, to understand the support you need and deliver what you want, appreciating that your objectives and priorities may differ from the other service users. New Directions and CM Solicitors work with all academies to provide tailor-made recruitment packages, reflecting the respective objectives of both candidates and schools, that meet your financial objectives.

5 Views from the Education Sector Amid the worse teacher recruitment crisis in memory growing numbers of secondary schools are hiring from Commonwealth countries sometimes on the basis of a Skype interview only - (Greg Hurst, Education Editor, The Times ) There is no teacher recruitment crisis, schools minister Nick Gibb insisted, provoking serious alarm among head teachers who are struggling to find staff - (Richard Vaughan, TES, ) Like other head teachers we are facing a perfect storm in recruitment. - (Ros McMullen, executive principal of the David Young Community Academy, Leeds, TES, ).

6 The Academy Product CM Solicitors and New Directions Education have developed a comprehensive recruitment product bespoke to the academy schools community. Aimed at delivering a value-for-money service, this product will deliver schools and management teams recruitment and support functionality solutions. This product aims to support tight school budgets offering daily, long-term and permanent recruitment provision, as well as a series of back office support functions critical to the smooth running of successful academies.

7 Staffing New Directions Education offers a comprehensive staffing solution based upon your academy school needs. Our team offers planned and emergency cover for both temporary and permanent vacancies. We support schools by working with your ethos to maintain high to standards to help recruit for: Qualified Teachers (Qualified Teacher Status) New Qualified Teachers (NQT) Lecturers Experiences Cover Supervisors Teaching Assistants (TA) Learning Support Assistants (LSA) Midday Supervisors Receptionists and Personal Assistants (PA) Exam Invigilators School Office Managers School Caretakers and Cleaners Business Managers School Bursars

8 Payroll Our managed payroll service allows you to focus your resources on the best interests of your school. New Directions Payroll is a team of qualified experts who can manage your school payroll requirements. The benefits of using this service include: Importing data, using specially designed templates. A thorough understanding of pay grades, scales and salaries with the education sector. An in-depth understanding of the Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) and Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Provision of paper or digital ( or online) payslips. Tailored reporting functionality to address your payroll objectives. Accurate and on-time Real Time Information (RTI) reporting capabilities Our peace of mind guarantee aims to ensure that your payroll is delivered accurately and on time, every time!

9 Training In 2009 New Directions established our own in house training team. This was in direct response to the very, real needs of the schools and colleges across England and Wales. Our team is committed to delivering continuous professional development opportunities (CPD) for all our stakeholders. We offer an annual training programme which provides a series of certificated and non-certificated courses. Our programme is developed in line with the need of the education sector and includes mandatory and core training sessions for staff. Our offer includes (but is not exclusive to): Online training packages via our specially developed e- platform Generic training for the education sector including Safeguarding, Assessment Skills and Integrated Working Processes (common assessment framework CAF) Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) courses including First Aid Popular training courses include: Autism Awareness Child Protection Promoting Positive Behaviour First Aid CIEH Risk Assessment CIEH Food Safety Epilepsy Awareness *Team Teach *subject to LEA Licence

10 Legal HR Advice Support Services We have legal experts in a multitude of disciplines and where necessary, work in conjunction with retain the services specialist and experienced barristers in this demanding area. Unlimited Access to our Employment Law Helpline Full Employment Law Services TUPE advice Employment Contracts and Handbooks Drafting of Policy and Procedure Alternative Dispute Resolution such as Mediation and Arbitration Free briefings as and when required Training We provide all aspects of support for Human Resources and we are committed to supporting you to meet the challenges of the changing roles in school governance and to supporting your governing body at every level.

11 onlinedbs.co.uk Onlinedbs.co.uk provides a tailored disclosure service for the education sector. Our award winning team are able to process high volumes of checks on behalf of academies in England within extremely competitive time frames. This system was developed in-house and is an easy-to-use and efficient process. Onlinedbs.co.uk was developed to give you piece of mind, knowing that the robust checking procedures you need are in place to support your recruitment guidelines. Our Team Offers: Standard and enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) checks Adult First checks The Children s Barred List (formerly list 99)

12 onlinedbs.co.uk No registration fees No set up or annual fees No minimum form requirements No fixed term contract Fast turnaround four out of five enhance applications are currently being completed within one to five days. Over 30% of these are returned within 24hours Results are returned online allowing schools to make quick, safe recruitment decisions Reduced error rate Reduced administration costs Access 24 hours a day, seven days a week to the online facility allowing you capacity to check application progress Advice and guidance from our dedicated onlinedbs advisors

13 Governor Support The profile importance of the role of governors continue to grow, as do the responsibilities. All educational establishments want to secure the best possible professional support for their governing bodies and governing body members We are committed to supporting you to meet the challenges of the changing roles in school governance and to supporting your governing body at every level Attendance at short-listing and appointment interviews for senior staff Specially reduced rates for employing temporary staff cover from our employment partnership colleagues Governor Advice and Guidance Clerking Service Governor Professional Development and Training Support to new governors Governing Body Restructure Drafting of Policy and Procedure Non-executive board membership when required Representation at SEN Tribunals in both upper and lower tier. Assistance with school placement and expulsion appeals Health Safety advice Intellectual Property Law advice Advice in all staffing matters Attendance and advice if required in preparation for Ofsted Inspections from a former Ofsted Inspector, including lesson observation and child protection training

14 Compliance New Directions Education benefits from an in-house Compliance Team. This dedicated department hold responsibility for ensuring that candidates and applicants working for our organisation are 100% compliant or employment within the education sector. At New Direction Education Ltd we take our compliance and vetting procedures incredibly seriously; complying not only with minimum standards but exceeding in many areas. We are proud to hold REC Education Audited status; the gold standard in recruitment. Our vetting procedure can be summarised as follows: Candidates are pre-vetted prior to interview to ensure suitability. Candidates must attend face-to-face interview where their suitability is assessed in more detail. Candidates are referenced thoroughly DBS and other police information are reviewed The Compliance team at New Directions have full responsibility for authorising the clearance of candidates, The above documentation must be in place prior to compliance clearance. Candidates cannot be placed or booked without preauthorisation of Compliance.

15 Safe-Guarding The New Directions group takes the issue of safeguarding seriously. Every member of our organisation holds a position of trust. Our values are steeped in strong principles and we work to ensure all staff are equipped to deal with our very special communities with due respect and principles. All staff who join New Directions undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. New team members also complete a comprehensive one week induction which covers compliance and quality assurance, as well as safeguarding training. Removing Risk All supply staff who work for our organisation complete a thorough vetting process. This includes: Face-to-face interviews, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, employment and character referencing, eligibility to work and identity checks. Supply staff sign a New Directions code of conduct which encourages staff to maintain a high standard of service. All supply staff are issued with a photographic safeguarding document, which is ed to the school or college of assignment as part of the booking confirmation.

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