Beyond HR: Driving Strategic Success

HR is moving beyond traditional support functions to become a strategic driver of success in schools and trusts. 

In this Sofa Session we'll look at current challenges in the labour market, from skills shortages to recruitment gaps, and how the education sector can play a vital role in plugging them. We’ll also discuss the growing shift towards skills-based hiring and what that means for recruitment practices in schools. 

With automation and AI becoming more integrated into the workplace, we’ll consider how these changes are shaping the workforce of tomorrow – and what that means for how we plan today. 

Join us for a practical discussion on the evolving role of HR and how strategic thinking can help your school stay ahead. 

During the session we will be covering the following:

• Skills shortages and labour market gaps and how these can be plugged by the Education sector  

• Automation and the impact of AI 
• Skills based hiring being valued over degrees

Let us introduce you to this week's professional speaker

Paul Luffman

Paul is an experienced Employment Law professional and manager with a proven track record of successfully working within unionised environments, providing extensive insights into developing strategies and policies that can lead the business or organisation forward.  He is a problem solver whose extensive background of employee relations, industrial relations and litigation has given him the reputation as someone who thrives on dealing with disputes and messy people problems. Paul spends his spare time volunteering for a local grassroots football club in the New Forest. He is an FA qualified level 2 coach who manages 3 youth teams at the club.