Ian Beaumont
Group CEO
HR & people support for schools.
Your staff are central to your school’s success. We provide the specialist HR, legal, Health & Safety and people expertise you need to support them.
Expert advice for everyday people matters
Practical HR advice and assistance across absence, performance, employee relations, grievances and more for consistent and confident people management.
Protect your school and stay compliant
Specialist employment law and Health & Safety support to help you meet your responsibilities, reduce risk and respond in the right way when issues arise.
Attract, retain and support great staff
Recruitment, employee benefits and wider people support help you build and maintain a skilled, engaged and well-supported team.
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Helping schools navigate the people challenges behind the day job.
Running a successful school involves much more than delivering outstanding education. Leaders and management teams are also responsible for their teachers and staff, which brings its own challenges, expectations and legal obligations.
Omny Group gives schools and education institutions access to the joined-up people expertise behind these responsibilities – helping you make confident decisions without having to manage every challenge alone.
HR Support
We’ll help you approach people matters fairly, while ensuring your school’s policies, contracts and processes give you the right foundations. And when your internal team needs more capacity, our outsourced HR support can become an extension of your school, providing experienced expertise when you need it.
Employment Law
Our employment lawyers provide clear, creative advice across the various legal issues schools may encounter to help you reach the right result. Feel confident that you have the best lawyers in your corner to defend your school in times of disputes, claims, or other legal challenges.
Health & Safety
Schools have enough to think about without trying to decipher complex Health & Safety requirements alone. Our safety specialists help you identify risks and put the right measures in place to protect the people who use, work in, and visit your building.
Employee Benefits
Schools are often competing for talented people, and a strong benefits package that genuinely matter to your staff can help you stand out. We’ll help you craft a compelling benefits and reward strategy that equally supports attraction, retention and wellbeing.
Make difficult people decisions with confidence
Whether you’re dealing with absence, performance, or a more sensitive employee issue, having experienced HR and employment law specialists who truly understand your school’s values enables you to assess all your options and make informed decisions confidently.
Take pressure off your leadership team
People issues can take up significant time, particularly when you’re already balancing the needs of pupils, staff, parents and the wider school community. We provide practical support that gives your team more capacity to focus on the things that matter most.
Access the right expertise at the right time
You don’t need to have every specialist skill in-house. Whether you need HR advice today, employment law expertise tomorrow, or Health & Safety guidance further down the line, Omny Group gives you quick access to experienced specialists when you need them.
Build a school where people want to stay
Strong HR processes, a safe working environment and meaningful employee wellbeing and benefits initiatives all contribute to a workplace where people feel valued, supported and able to do their best work.
Trusted by
Angie Crush
Head of Employment Law
Mike Kealey
Managing Director, Omny HR
Amanda Menahem
Group HR Director & Head of Omny Performance
Chris Halloran
Group Finance Director
Jonelle Wilkin
Group Head of Operations
Russell Corlett
Health & Safety Director
Lorraine Williams
Senior Legal Director
Paul Andrews
Director
Frequently asked questions
What HR and people support do schools need?
Schools can require support across a wide range of people and work-related matters, including HR, employment law, Health & Safety, recruitment, payroll and employee benefits. Common challenges include managing absence, performance and employee relations, keeping contracts and policies up to date, meeting workplace safety responsibilities and attracting and retaining staff.
Can Omny Group provide HR support for schools?
Yes. Omny provides practical HR support for schools across day-to-day and more complex people matters. This can include employee relations, absence, performance, disciplinaries, grievances, contracts, policies and HR compliance. Schools can access advice on individual issues or ongoing outsourced HR support.
What does outsourced HR support for schools involve?
Outsourced HR gives schools access to experienced HR professionals without needing to build up a team internally. Depending on your needs, support can include HR advice, employee relations, documentation, policies, compliance, HR administration and ongoing support for managers and leadership teams.
Can Omny Group provide employment law support for schools?
Yes. Our employment law specialists can advise schools on contracts, disciplinary and grievance matters, discrimination, absence, redundancies, disputes and other employment law issues. Our legal and HR teams also work together where a matter requires both practical HR and specialist legal expertise.
How can schools improve HR compliance?
Schools can improve HR compliance by ensuring their contracts, policies and procedures reflect current legislation and are applied consistently. It’s also important that managers know how to handle common employee situations and understand when specialist advice is needed. Omny can help schools review their existing HR arrangements and provide ongoing support to keep them up to date.
How can schools improve staff recruitment and retention?
Recruitment and retention can be influenced by many factors beyond salary, including the employee experience, benefits, wellbeing, development and workplace culture. Omny can support schools across recruitment, HR and employee benefits to help attract the right people and create an environment where they want to stay.
Why should schools use Omny Group instead of separate HR, legal and Health & Safety providers?
Omny Group brings HR, employment law, Health & Safety, employee benefits, recruitment and payroll expertise together. This gives schools a single partner for all key people and workplace areas for joined-up, holistic support.
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