Department For Education
Flexible working in schools has many benefits. It can:
- help recruit and retain teachers
- improve staff wellbeing
- promote equality in the workforce
The Department for Education (DfE) nonetheless recognises the challenges of implementing flexible working. We have appointed ambassador schools and multi-academy trusts (MATs) to support school leaders, and contracted Capita to oversee delivery of the flexible working programme from 2023 to 2025.
Settings FWAMS can help
FWAMS can offer bespoke support to:
- MATs
- mainstream primary schools
- mainstream secondary schools
- special schools
- alternative provision settings and pupil referral units
- high disadvantage schools (where high proportions of pupils are eligible for the deprivation pupil premium)
Support FWAMS can offer
FWAMS can give advice on:
- designing a flexible working policy
- flexible hiring
- overcoming common challenges such as:
- timetabling
- budgeting
Regional and specialist FWAMs
Contact Capita to request support from a school or MAT in your region, or that has a specialism in your particular setting.
| School or MAT | Specialism or region |
|---|---|
| Abbey School of Nexus Multi-Academy Trust | Special schools |
| Aspire AP School of Aspire Schools Trust | Alternative provision settings and pupil referral units |
| Charles Dickens Primary School of London South Teaching School | London |
| Harrogate Grammar School of Red Kite Learning Trust | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Lapal Primary School of Hales Valley Trust | East Midlands |
| Malmesbury School of The Athelstan Trust | South West |
| Newport Girls High School of Newport Girls High School Academy Trust | West Midlands |
| Ormiston South Parade Academy of Ormiston Academies Trust | North West |
| Reach Academy Feltham of Reach Academy Trust | High disadvantage schools |
| The Halifax Academy of Impact Education Multi Academy Trust | High disadvantage schools |
| Thomas Gainsborough School of Unity Schools Partnership | East of England |
| Upton Court Grammar School of Pioneer Educational Trust | South East |
Training Capita can provide
Capita is working with FWAMS to deliver a national programme of free workshops and webinars for school leaders and teachers on topics such as:
- the benefits of flexible working
- co-headship, and applying and working as a job share
- supporting equality of opportunity and diversity through flexible working
- overcoming barriers to flexible working
Contact
Email Capita at Flexibleworkingineducation@capita.com to:
- book a place on a workshop or webinar
- get support from one of the FWAMS
- discuss support for regions or specialisms not listed
Last updated 18 September 2023 +show all updates
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Added Aspire AP School of Aspire Schools Trust, Lapal Primary School of Hales Valley Trust, Newport Girls High School of Newport Girls High School Academy Trust, Reach Academy Feltham of Reach Academy Trust, and The Halifax Academy of Impact Education Multi Academy Trust to the appointed FWAMS table.
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First published.