Mayfield School

"There isn't a week that goes by that I haven't emailed Judicium with questions and they respond quickly. I might already know the answer, but there are other areas I'm not sure about and Judicium is there as my expert resource."

- Tina Vorley, Head of HR, Mayfield School

As a foundation school, Mayfield manages its own staffing rather than leaning on the local authority. With 1,800 students, 200+ staff and HR casework growing more complex every year, its Head of HR needed an expert resource on speed dial.

Mayfield School at a glance:

• Large multicultural secondary in Redbridge, East London
• Around 1,800 students, more than 200 staff
• Foundation school - distinctive governance, manages its own staffing responsibilities
• Head of HR Tina Vorley: 30 years at the school, 20 in post

Mayfield's governance structure means the school carries staffing responsibilities that many others hand to the local authority. Tina Vorley has watched HR in schools change first-hand over three decades. Retention at Mayfield is strong — but the volume and complexity of casework has climbed steadily.

Sickness management, employee relations, disciplinary matters, investigations: Mayfield needed specialist expertise grounded in the realities of education, and chose Judicium to support the full breadth of its HR workload.

Some weeks that means sense-checking a course of action Tina already believes is right. Others need detailed legal and procedural guidance - investigations, disciplinary processes, mediation.

"We work in a complex environment, especially when it comes to employees, so we had to have a service that offered security and good guidance," Tina says. "That's exactly what Judicium provides."

Sector specialism is the part she keeps coming back to. "It's vital that an organisation understands exactly how areas such as employment law, union relations and staffing processes differ in education. Generic advice really isn't that useful - you need specialist knowledge."

The result is confidence, not just answers. "Judicium's expert support gives us confidence that what we are doing is right and that we have the proper advice behind us."

 

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