Developing your trust’s people strategy

How to create an impactful people vision to achieve your trust’s goals

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?

This course is for people in the following roles in trusts of all sizes:

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

Meet your seminar leader

Mandy Coalter, Founder, Talent Architects

What previous participants have said

‘"This CST 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." - Karen Stant, Director of People, DCAT

"I found the course to be of an excellent professional standard. Useful and practical."

"Every CPD opportunity I have experienced through CST, including this one, has been excellent. The theoretical inputs, coupled with the practical suggestions, are immensely helpful and will improve my practice."

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.

Seminar content

Seminar 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

Seminar 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

Seminar 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