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HR & Employment Law Advice for Schools and Trusts
Expert support to protect your school and its reputation.
Expert HR and legal advice, policy and document support, and CPD-accredited eLearning for every member of staff - giving headteachers, HR directors, business managers and CEOs confident answers without the administrative burden.
Related services:HR Strategic Support | Employee Relations & Conflict Resolution | Employment Rights Act Support
20+ years
experience supporting
schools and MATs
1,200+
schools and academies
trust us with their HR
85%
SBMs rate us higher
than other providers
77%
headteachers report
improved school operations
Employment law keeps changing. Your team still has to get it right.
Frequent legislative change, difficult staff issues and constant compliance pressure mean schools and trusts need expert support to reduce risk, stay compliant and make confident HR decisions. Our HR advisory service gives you access to that support on demand, from our CIPD qualitied, education-specific consultants.
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Unlimited advice, all year, from one team that knows you
Judicium's education-specific, CIPD qualified HR and employment law consultants are at hand as when you need them, keeping your contracts, policies and letters current as part of the service.
- Unlimited phone and email advice on any HR or employment law matter
- Contracts, policies and employment letters drafted, reviewed and updated
- CPD-accredited eLearning and a full documents portal for your team
- Best for schools and trusts that want dependable, unlimited support across the academic year
Specialist help exactly when capacity is stretched
Targeted support when you need extra capacity, genuine independence or specialist employment law expertise for one specific issue - with no ongoing commitment.
- Independent investigations, hearings and note-taking
- Restructure, redundancy consultation and TUPE
- Mediation, policy work and manager training
- Best for one-off projects, sensitive employee relations matters, or overflow when your own HR team is already at capacity.
What Judicium’s Advisory service can do for schools and academy trusts
What the sla covers
Support to reduce risk, stay compliant, and make confident HR decisions
Our HR Advisory Service gives headteachers, HR directors, business managers, and CEOs the guidance and tools they need to manage staff effectively, avoid legal pitfalls, and create a positive working environment, without the administrative burden.
Reduce risk and resolve staff issues quickly with unlimited specialist advice tailored to schools and MATs - contracts, pay, absence, grievances, disciplinaries and restructures, from consultants who work only in education.
Unlimited reviews, updates and tailored documentation keep your employment contracts, policies and procedures legally compliant and aligned to your school's goals. We also review and refine disciplinary, grievance and contractual correspondence before it goes out.
An initial consultation assesses your policies, resolves outstanding employment issues and brings contracts and procedures up to standard. An annual review then identifies new risks and sets your HR priorities for the year ahead.
A secure portal of ready-to-use policies, risk assessments, guidance notes and template letters, plus regular newsletters covering compliance updates and legal change, so nothing lands as a surprise.
Free, unlimited access to 30+ CPD-accredited HR courses covering absence management, performance and compliance - building knowledge across your whole workforce, not just the leadership team.
judicium's approach to support
A clearer path through difficult people decisions
Judicium's structured HR partnership approach creates clarity on where you stand, with support at every stage of ERA readiness.
We establish the facts, the context, who is involved and where the real risk sits - before anyone commits to a course of action.
We guide the process, the communications and the documentation, so each step is fair, compliant and properly evidenced.
We support a fair outcome you can defend, and set out what needs to happen next to stop the same issue recurring.
Testimonials
People Matters Thought Leadership Series
People Matters is our bold, people-first thought leadership platform where education leaders explore people, policy and payroll challenges in true, trusted partnership.
“Conversations for the Unapologetically Curious...”
- A bold, people-first thought leadership platform exploring the real issues shaping the education sector today
- For leaders and change-makers covering people, policy and payroll across schools and trusts
- A trusted space to share ideas, challenge thinking and build confidence through change
Judicium HR Training Programme
The Judicium HR Training Programme is our practical, term-by-term training portfolio where school leaders build the confidence and know-how to manage people well at every stage of the employee lifecycle.
Access the right training, at the right time, all year round...
- A structured programme of CPD-accredited sessions and short briefings following the rhythm of the academic yeaar
- For leaders, headteachers, governors, and line managers handling HR across schools and trusts
- A practical space to master the essentials, tackle challenges and make confident, compliant decisions
Case Study
How Christ’s College Finchley handled a complex case with confidence
Christ's College Finchley, a north London secondary school ranked 272nd in The Times' Parent Power Best Schools list (2025), has relied on Judicium for HR, payroll and data protection support for more than a decade.
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Service Brochure
HR Services for Multi Academy Trusts Brochure
Discover how Judicium Education becomes a trusted HR partner for your whole trust, offering hands-on support from strategic planning through to day-to-day advisory
What's inside the brochure
- The full range of HR Service Level Agreements available to your trust
- An overview of additional services to complement your SLA
- Real examples of how our partnership has supported trusts like yours
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Frequently asked questions about HR Advisory
Unlimited expert advice on any HR or employment law matter, contracts and policies drafted and updated for you, support with employment letters, an initial and annual consultation, a secure documents portal, regular newsletters, and free CPD-accredited eLearning for all staff.
Yes. Our bespoke consultancy support options cover investigations, hearings, mediation, restructure and TUPE, note-taking, policy work, benchmarking and training, with no ongoing commitment.
Yes. Support can be shaped around trust-level needs, including policy alignment across schools, workforce change, leadership support and complex case management.
Yes. We support preparation, attendance, live advice, independent note-taking and outcome documentation - useful where you need an impartial record or your own team is too close to the matter.
Cost depends on the size of your school or trust and the level of support you need, from an unlimited advisory partnership through to ad hoc, project-based support. Get in touch and we'll talk you through a tailored quote.