Staff Charter

Community & Culture

• Gaining strength from our unity with the magic of our uniqueness
• Creating a community of options and opportunities
• An environment that encourages teamwork
• Fostering a culture of honesty and integrity

Well-being

• A healthy and safe work environment
• A commitment to seeking feedback and valuing 'staff voice'
• Access to a range of support and advice both internally and externally
• Recognition and understanding of staff's life outside of school
• The option to request two days unpaid leave per year

Workload

• A commitment to regularly reviewing and monitoring working practices
• A clear expectation that staff do not respond to communication outside of working hours (i.e 7.00am to 6.00pm)
• New initiatives are given full consideration before implementation

Growing Personally and Professionally

• Access to development opportunities within own school and across the Trust
• Recognition of excellent performance
• Assessment & Marking and Teaching & Learning policies support staff to ensure their time is used in the most effective way
• A commitment to life-long learning for all staff including:
  • Empowering staff to continually improve practice
  • Encourage professional dialogue
  • Support life-long learning and evidence informed practice

Staff Voice

Staff can contact listen@cirrustrust.uk with any suggestions, feedback or concerns they have with the knowledge that the Trust senior leadership team will investigate and treat concerns anonymously where appropriate.

HR Surgeries will be running monthly in schools, this will allow staff the opportunity to meet with HR to raise queries, provide feedback and to voice any concerns that they may have. Look our for HR surgery dates in your school.