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ANDREW BLENCH, of School Business Partner and Barefoot Coaching Ltd, on processes you can implement to help your new starters
t’s that time of year when many schools start to think about their staffing for September and how they will integrate any new recruits to the school. In a primary school this might not be a huge number of people but, in a secondary or college setting, this could be a significant number of people anywhere between eight and 12 new people to welcome. It’s recognised by the CIPD that giving new staff a good welcome and induction goes a long way towards helping them to settle in well in order to be effective in their new roles - and it also reduces staff turnover. Many organisations are taking a fresh look at how they onboard staff as reflected in the 2021 CIPD HYPERLINK "https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/ strategy/resourcing/surveys"Resourcing and Talent Planning Survey | Reports | CIPD
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WHAT IS ONBOARDING OR INDUCTION? It’s an introduction to key people, policies and processes which the new member of staff will need in order to perform their role well. It’s also about the physical (including online) environment. Where do I find this? Or in which electronic folder does this belong? HOW WELL DO SCHOOLS DO THIS? You will probably need to cast your minds back to pre-covid days to answer this question. For most of you over the last 2 years its been a case of fire or outbreak fighting and a lot of other things have had to get placed on pause. INDUCTION DAYS/HALF DAYS A lot of settings will bring new staff into school during the