Mark Holliday: School absences
Illness is the largest reason for pupil absence year-on-year and pupil absence due to medical appointments is on the rise.
Empowering
Professionals
Empowering
Professionals
Working in partnership with school leaders, our tailored service delivers two distinct benefits:
Our team of advisers work with you to empower professionals, unlocking and renewing talent across your school. From reliable recruitment initiatives to top-up training for teachers, our experts have a deep understanding of how schools operate and are as friendly as they are flexible in approach. We are as adept at advising on the latest governance process and protocols, as we are supporting key staff members at work after illness.
In fact, we hope you’ll come to regard us as part of your in-house team.
We are driven by ensuring every child receives the best education possible. That begins with empowering professionals – formed from a genuine collaboration between schools and our people-focused experts.
Giving school leaders the confidence that every person is being developed to the best of their ability and every process and procedure has been put in place to support optimal learning.
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The thinking behind
Empowering Professionals
The thinking behind Empowering Professional
School leaders are at their most effective when they have confidence in the fact that every person is performing to their best ability. We get it. That’s why we’re passionate about working with schools to support the whole school team.
We’re passionate about supporting schools
In our experience, learning is at its most effective when there is access to the broadest variety of experiences within a school environment. That’s why we’re passionate about working with schools to improve their access to learning services.
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“Working in Emergency Planning brings a new challenge to overcome every day, or a new incident to respond to. I’m passionate about supporting schools in developing their understanding of and resilience to incidents and emergencies. My team and I have plenty of experience and ideas to help schools plan effectively to minimise disruption.”
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Helpful ideas and insights designed to help you make the most of your services
Illness is the largest reason for pupil absence year-on-year and pupil absence due to medical appointments is on the rise.
The sun is setting earlier, the weather is getting colder, wetter, and windier. There are more coughs and sneezes with the threat of (ever-present) viruses. All this
As the sun is shining and your school’s summer vacation is coming soon, take steps to invest in your health and wellbeing.
Did you know that collectively, every country in the world discards a whopping 1.3 BILLION tons of food waste annually? That’s the equivalent of the Great Pyramid of Giza, 20,000 times over. And nearly how much I ate over the Christmas period.
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