HR Health Check

Our HR Health Check module offers a strategic review of your school or trust’s HR framework, policies, and processes, ensuring everything is aligned, compliant, and fit for purpose. Designed specifically for the education sector, it helps you build confidence in your HR operations and create a robust foundation for staff management and wellbeing.

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CIPD Accredited team with decades of education experience

What the HR Health Check module includes

As an optional add-on to your HR Bundle, the Health Check module provides a detailed assessment of your HR function, reviewing both policy and practice.

Our consultant team will:

Evaluate the completeness and relevance of essential HR policies.
Review and refine your scheme of delegation to ensure clear accountability.
Assess the effectiveness of your key HR procedures across recruitment, performance, and employee relations.
Examine record-keeping and monitoring processes to confirm they meet best-practice standards.
Identify any risks, gaps, or inefficiencies within your existing framework.

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Your tailored HR audit report

Following the review, you’ll receive a comprehensive report highlighting strengths, areas for improvement, and practical, prioritised recommendations. These actionable insights are designed to help you:

Strengthen compliance with employment law and safeguarding requirements.
Streamline your HR operations for greater efficiency.
Improve consistency across schools in your trust.
Support long-term organisational development and staff confidence.

Discover how an HR Health Check can enhance your HR framework and give leaders peace of mind.

Optional module

Wellbeing

Support for staff and pupil wellbeing, with EAP*, wellbeing audits, CPD, and mental health training. Includes SEND-specific guidance.

*Third-party provider fees may apply (EAP/SARS)

Optional module

Strategic HR

Tailored termly analysis and reports, giving leaders clear insights and strategic input to strengthen workforce planning and HR decision-making.

Consultant service

HR Consultancy Service

End-to-end HR support delivered by education specialists, covering employee relations, policy advice, and compliance guidance, available through our flexible HR Bundles.

Melanie is one of the most refreshing HR advisors I’ve worked with. She takes complex HR terms and legal points and explains them in a completely understandable way, which is invaluable in a busy Trust context where decisions often need to be made quickly and with people in mind. The level of complexity we’ve been dealing with could easily have become a huge distraction from our core focus – the pupils – but thanks to Melanie’s support, everything has run smoothly. She’s enabled us to navigate the issues without leadership time being completely consumed, meaning the children haven’t missed out as a result.

Dr. Lee Faris CEO, Schools for Every Child

I can wholeheartedly commend Juniper's services. The HR team are so professional and supportive. The company provides excellent services, value for money and support.

Mrs Curtis Headteacher/DSL, Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School

We had a complex grievance that could have easily escalated. Juniper’s HR consultant guided us step-by-step and helped protect relationships, outcomes, and our reputation.

Trust HR Lead South East

We would definitely recommend Juniper Education and their services to other schools, without a shadow of a doubt.

Alison Headteacher, St Bernard's High School

Juniper’s service is better than we've ever had before. Our consultant is one of the most efficient and helpful people I've ever seen.

Crowdys Hill School

Frequently asked questions

Why does Juniper offer different school support tiers?

We offer a tiered support model to improve our overall service quality and make support more efficient and accessible for schools.

This approach allows us to reinvest in better resources, provide self-service options, and give customers more choices in how they receive support, to ultimately improve your experience with Juniper Education.

What are my school support options?

All customers have the choice to select from our 3 available tiers:

Our On-demand package is free, which includes our knowledge base, self-led training, community forums, and email/ticket support.

Customers who feel a more personal level of support will help them, may choose either our Priority package (£299) or our Complete package (£899).

What if I don’t want to pay for support at all?

That’s absolutely fine!

On-demand remains free of charge, providing help guides, a knowledge base, and community support. You can continue using these resources at no cost and as frequently as you like.

We remain committed to regularly updating our product Knowledge Bases with the latest changes and best practises.

How does my school's support package affect my query response times?

Priority and Complete customers will receive faster responses, while on-demand customers may experience longer response times.

This allows us to provide more efficient support to those who need it most while ensuring everyone can use self-service resources.

What if I want to change my tier later?

Customers can upgrade their support tier at any time.

How can I discuss this further with you?

You're more than welcome to email us at camce@junipereducation.org with any questions you have.

Which products does this relate to?

Our new School Support packages relate to any software products you are subscribed to and will not impact the services you pay us to complete on your behalf.

For example, some of our software products include Sonar Tracker, Sisra Analytics and Juniper Websites. Services such as HR, Finance, Education Visits and Governance will not be impacted, and any support you receive for these will continue as normal.