HR Connect updates

Take a free School HR Health Check – results in 15 minutes

HR Connect have developed a free online tool to Health Check your School’s HR processes. In less than 15 minutes, you can complete a simple yes, no or not sure questionnaire and receive an email with your results and actionable feedback for improvements and areas to strengthen.

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KCSIE 2025: What’s New and Why It’s Another Year of Technical Changes

The Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed that the 2025 update to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) will once again consist of technical changes only. While this may come as a relief for schools already navigating a complex safeguarding landscape, it’s important to understand what these changes involve and why the DfE has taken this approach for a second consecutive year.

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Safer Recruitment in Education training course dates released for 2025/26 – booking now open!

Compliant safer recruitment practice is an essential component of safeguarding children and young people. HR Connect has now opened the booking for new academic year Safer Recruitment in Education Courses, which are led by our safeguarding and HR experts who are accredited by the Lucy Faithfull Foundation and backed by the Safer Recruitment Consortium.

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The importance of workplace investigations in education: getting it right matters

Workplace investigations are a cornerstone of fair, lawful, and effective people management. Whether triggered by allegations of misconduct, safeguarding concerns, or grievances, the way a school handles an investigation can have far-reaching consequences. In educational settings, where trust, safety, and integrity are paramount, the role of workplace investigations cannot be overstated.

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Major changes to the Skilled Worker visa – what employers need to know now!

Last month, HR Connect shared details of the Government’s May 2025 White Paper on immigration reform. This has now been formalised through the July 2025 Statement of Changes, which confirms significant updates to the Skilled Worker visa route, taking effect from Tuesday 22 July 2025. These updates will affect who you can sponsor, how much you need to pay them, and whether they can bring family members.

If your business relies on overseas talent, here’s what you need to know - and do - right now