HR Connect updates - September 2025

Safer Recruitment in Education training course – new 2025/26 dates available! Book now

With the latest update to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) being officially published on Monday 1 September 2025 by the Department for Education, there’s never been a more important time to review your safeguarding and safer recruitment practices. HR Connect has launched dates for a set of one day virtual, in-depth and interactive Safer Recruitment courses tailored specifically for the education sector, equipping Headteachers, Senior leaders, Line Managers, School Business Managers, HR Professionals, Governors, Trustees and anyone in the education sector involved in the recruitment and selection of staff with the tools, insights, and mindset to safeguard effectively from recruitment through to daily practice.

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Take the pulse of your staff’s wellbeing

With the start of the new academic year, don’t leave wellbeing to guesswork, measure it, understand it, and act on it. A Pulse Survey from Staff Care Services will give your organisation a clear, honest picture of how employees feel about the support you provide across the four pillars of wellbeing - mental, physical, social and financial - answering the questions that matter:

• How well supported do your staff feel?
• Where is your organisation doing well?
• Are the right support systems in place?
• What areas need focus and improvement?
• How does wellbeing link to your policies, processes, and culture?

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