Ahead of further strike action, Platinum Partner Browne Jacobson has provided an update on industrial action.

Provided by Browne Jacobson.

Provided by Browne Jacobson.

The Confederation of School Trusts has released its 2022 salary benchmarking report in conjunction with partners XpertHR and Browne Jacobson. This is the second year the report has been published, offering a reliably current and comprehensive annual salary report of executive roles in school trusts.

A briefing note on potential changes to indexation arrangements for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.

Larger trusts may meet the criteria to register their organisation to the Modern Slavery Statement registry following the Government’s Transparency in Supply Chains consultation. This briefing note from Stone King LLP covers the general requirements affecting trusts.

This briefing note from Stone King LLP includes guidance for trusts on pay ahead of the formal settlement of the 2022/3 pay claim for support staff employed under NJC Green Book terms.
Information current as of February 2022.

This guidance includes a code of principles for determining executive pay, which CST recommends trust boards adopt.

This guidance sets out the principal roles of the accounting officer as expected by Parliament and set out in the Academy Trust Handbook. It also covers the key messages for trusts in the statutory guidance Managing Public Money.

This paper, part of our 'Bridge to the Future' series, sets out the vital role of trusts as employers and how to build sustainable people strategies in our sector. It argues that policy makers need to engage more with trusts as employers and better connect with the HR profession. The paper argues firmly that trusts themselves are the key enablers of quality people management in our sector and will play a vital role in building a sustainable education workforce.