People and culture support

People and culture support

Practical HR and leadership support to help you build strong teams and manage complexity, so people can do their best work.

Practical support for your people and organisation

We support organisations with a range of people and culture challenges, from salary benchmarking and mediation through to leadership development and wider HR support.

Our work is tailored to your organisation and led by experienced HR practitioners with senior and board-level experience.

How we can support you

We support organisations across their people and culture function, from specific challenges through to longer-term development, or where you need additional HR capacity or support.

Salary benchmarking

Independent, research-led salary reviews to help you make informed decisions about pay, structure and progression.

  • Tailored benchmarking based on relevant comparators
  • Clear reporting for boards or remuneration committees
  • Practical recommendations to guide next steps
Speak to us about salary benchmarking

Mediation

Support to resolve complex workplace or board-level relationships through structured, independent mediation.

  • Pre-meetings with all participants
  • Facilitated conversations to rebuild dialogue
  • Follow-up support where needed
Speak to us about mediation

Leadership onboarding and development

Support to help new leaders settle into their role and succeed.

  • Structured induction planning
  • Probation and early performance support
  • Ongoing review and feedback frameworks
Learn more about onboarding support

Inclusive recruitment training

Practical training for hiring managers to improve how they recruit.

  • Designing roles that attract a wider range of candidates
  • Running fair and consistent processes
  • Assessing potential, not just past experience
Speak to us about training

HR advisory and interim support

Flexible support across a range of HR needs.

  • Policy and process reviews
  • Job evaluation and pay frameworks
  • Investigations and employee relations
  • Interim HR support where needed
Speak to us about HR support

Case study

Building a people function from the ground up for the National Institute of Teaching

From October 2023 until February 2024, Vicky Hossack worked closely with the NIoT to create and implement a full suite of HR policies and procedures, and to design its brand-new onboarding and induction activities to ensure a highly engaging introduction for new starters and those transferring from its founding schools and academies.

As a newly formed organisation, this work involved establishing rigorous onboarding checks and a full set of HR procedures and systems from scratch, but which could flex and adapt as the organisation grows.

““Vicky was engaged to support the setup of our People function at the National Institute of Teaching. From a standing start, Vicky helped us develop statutory and complementary policies, resulting in an employee handbook that positions us as a people-first organisation. There was much more delivered, and Vicky is a joy to work with, and we highly recommend her to support with any HR or People needs.””
Amrit Singh, Chief Operating Officer, National Institute of Teaching (NIoT)

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