How to create an impactful people vision to achieve your trust’s goal
Effective organisational leadership and development is key to ensuring teachers and trust staff feel supported to deliver high-quality education. This is why the creation and implementation of a strong people strategy is a high priority for trusts.
This course will help you understand what needs to be in place for an impactful trust-wide people strategy, and the related objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs) that will help put it into action.
Who is it for?
- HR leads
- Chief executives
- Directors of operations, finance and professional development
What you will gain
This course will give you:
- A clear understanding of what you should consider when building a people strategy
- Guidance on how to align your people strategy with your trust’s goals
- Insights into research and evidence-based practice to create an effective strategy
- A practical, four-pillar model you can use to develop your strategy, considering the culture, leadership and tools your trust needs to implement it
- An understanding of the current capability and capacity within your trust and how to build support for effective strategy delivery
Course overview
Over three seminars, we’ll look at why an impactful and well delivered people strategy is fundamental to strong trusts. People expert Mandy Coalter will share a trusted framework for structuring your strategic plans and invite you to consider the culture and capacity issues on which effective strategies rise and fall. She will demonstrate why the development of people strategy should be principles-based, values-led and contextually grounded rather than template driven, and will share examples of good practice from across the sector.
Session one: Understanding the strategic context and shaping your vision
- The national landscape impacting employment in trusts
- What needs to be in place to develop a strong people strategy
- Developing the people vision, related strategic objectives and KPIs to support delivery
Session two: Creating good culture and nurturing talent
- The four-pillar model for creating a great place to work
- The vital role of good leadership, culture and climate
- Insights into developing people and talent
Session three: Good work, wellbeing, and the role of HR
- Workload and wellbeing, including flexible working
- The different roles of the HR function and how to develop this to deliver your strategy
- Key takeaways from the programme
Course speakers
This masterclass provides a really good structure to help you build a people strategy. Lots of useful insights from Mandy Coalter and thought-provoking questions to really get you thinking
03:30 pm
18 Mar 2026 02:00 pm to
03:30 pm
25 Mar 2026 02:00 pm to
03:30 pm
- CST members £270+VAT
- Non-members £330+VAT
