HR support that schools trust when it matters most
When your people challenges grow, so does the pressure. Our expert-led HR support helps schools and MATs stay compliant, confident and calm, with practical, sector-specific advice you can act on immediately.
What school leaders are facing
"We’re spending more time managing people than leading the school."
When HR problems escalate, they steal time, energy, and focus. Many school leaders feel isolated, unsupported, or unsure how to handle sensitive staff situations.
Staff absences, disciplinaries, parental complaints, restructures, grievances, wellbeing concerns - they’re all landing on your desk. And there isn’t always an internal team to manage them.
Whether you're dealing with an urgent issue or planning for future stability, our education-specific HR consultants act as your extended team.
Meet some of your HR team
We support schools across the UK with timely, tailored HR advice. And we always pick up the phone.
Jennifer Asebi-Antwi
National HR Consultant
Jennifer joined Juniper Education as a HR Consultant in November 2021 and specialises in casework which entails coaching, supporting, and advising Senior Educational Leaders.
Melanie Maul-Prior
National HR Consultant
Melanie started working for Juniper as a Human Resources Consultant in April 2022. Following the completion of her BA Hons in Business and Human Resource Management in 2019.
What sets Juniper’s HR service apart?
Modular support built around your people, your policies, your pressures.
Delivered and supported nationally by our team of education experts.
Core HR Service
- Direct access to qualified HR advisors via our Advice Line
- Support with disciplinaries, grievances, absence, change processes
Strategic HR
- Termly reporting and insight
- Workforce planning, restructures, and HR alignment with your SIP
- Consultant-led strategy sessions to reduce risk and strengthen culture
HR Admin
- Templates and documents tailored to schools (contracts, letters, policies)
- Guidance on compliant use of every document
- Helps create consistency and reduces admin burden
Wellbeing
- Staff wellbeing audit + online CPD
- Mental health first aid and SEND-focused support
- EAP and Schools Advisory Referral Services
On-Demand Training for HR and School Leaders
- Managing absences to safer recruitment
- Access comprehensive, role-specific content - all available on demand
Additional Specialist Services
- Mediation and conflict resolution
- Leadership recruitment and interview support
- Employment law and legal representation
- Interim HR cover or case management
What do schools think about Juniper HR?
What does better HR support actually look like in practice?
Trust HR Lead South East
Alison Headteacher, St Bernard's High School
Crowdys Hill School
Schools choose us because we’re specialists in education HR
✓ Real education sector experts, not generic call centre advice.
✓ Consistent, named consultants who become an extension of your team.
✓ Services that scale with your needs, from one-off advice to full strategic support.
✓ Integrated with finance, governance and curriculum systems.
✓ Trusted by schools and MATs across the UK.
HR support that feels less like outsourcing, and more like adding strength to your team.
Free resources
All free to download. Practical, useful, and made for schools.
HR made easy
- Over 200+ years of combined HR experience from our team
- Access to the UK's leading education HR experts
- Bespoke and unlimited online, telephone or face to face support support
- Casework support in all employee relations matters
- Redundancies, restructuring and safer recruitment
- Sensitive and efficient management of disciplinary investigations