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Leadership and Management
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Leadership and followership: Introduction and guidance
Leadership – 24 hours of online study (3 hours per week for 8 weeks)
from OpenLearn - Open University
Leadership lessons: how to be a good boss
How to be a great boss
from NatWest Business Builder
Managing and managing people
Management Skills – online course – 8 hours
from OpenLearn - Open University
Effective communication in the workplace
Effective Workplace Communication – online course with 24 hours of learning
from OpenLearn - Open University
Having Difficult Conversations with Staff
Preparing for Difficult Conversations
from Croner
Motivation and factors affecting motivation
Motivation – theories and motivation in the workplace online course – 5 hours
from OpenLearn - Open University
Soft Skills
Blog – Soft skills – what they are, why they are useful and how to develop
from Croner
Team Building Foundations
Online Course – Team Building
from Barclays
Recognising and tackling imposter syndrome
Imposter Syndrome
from NatWest Business Builder
Stress Toolkit
Stress Toolkit
from Croner
Making decisions
Online Course – 4 Hours: Decision Making
from OpenLearn - Open University
Preventing Employee Burnout
Blog – avoiding burnout in middle management
from Croner
Employing staff for the first time
Employing staff for the first time – Government Guidance
from GOV.UK
Employ someone: step by step
Step by step guide to recruitment
from GOV.UK
Free Guide | How to hire staff for your small business
A Guide to Hiring New Staff
from FSB
How to hire temporary employees and seasonal staff
Hiring Temporary or Seasonal Staff
from FSB
Employer | Advertise your jobs
Advertise a job on Government Find a Job site
from dwp.gov.uk
HMRC email updates, videos and webinars for employing people
HMRC information, videos and webinars to about getting started as an employer
from GOV.UK
Help for New Employers
A collection of videos for new employers
from YouTube (GOV.UK)
Free Guide: How to Hire (and Retain) Your Early Years Team
Guide to Recruitment and Retention
from FAMLY
Recruiting and managing early years staff
Recruiting and Managing Early Years staff – Ofsted guidance
from GOV.UK
Early years qualifications achieved in the United Kingdom
A list of full and relevant qualifications for those working in childcare
from GOV.UK
Working in early years and childcare
Department for Education Do Something Big recruitment campaign
from Early Years Careers
Employing and managing early years staff
Guide to employing and managing early years staff
from Early years alliance
Safer recruitment
A guide to safer recruitment
from NSPCC Learning
Find an umbrella body
List of umbrella bodies
from GOV.UK
Find out which DBS check is right for your employee
Which DBS check is right for your employee
from GOV.UK
Getting the right DBS when registering with Ofsted
Blog – getting the right DBS check when registering with Ofsted
from GOV.UK
Making working life better for everyone in Britain
ACAS website for free guidance and support on a range of HR topics including contracts, holiday pay, sickness and leave, health and wellbeing, and dealing with problems in the workplace
from Acas
Templates for employers
Template letters, forms, checklists and policies for HR matters
from Acas
Health and safety basics for your business
Health and Safety in the workplace
from HSE
First aid in work – What do you need to do?
First Aid in Work
from HSE
Prepare a health and safety policy
How to prepare a health and safety policy
from HSE
Part-time workers’ rights
Part-time worker rights
from GOV.UK
Smoking at work: the law –
Smoking in the workplace
from GOV.UK
Lone Working
General principles of lone working
from Croner
Driver Risk Assessment
Driver Risk Assessment
from Croner
Accident Report Form
Staff Accidents
from Croner
Help and support email service
A link to subscribe to HMRC help and support to get information on a range of topics for individuals, businesses and employers
from GOV.UK
Employers: preventing discrimination: Overview
Preventing Discrimination for Employers
from GOV.UK
Sexual Orientation Discrimination
from Croner
Worker Protection Act 2023
Blog – Worker Protection Act (comes into effect Oct 2024) to prevent sexual harassment
from Croner
Race Discrimination
Workplace racial discrimination
from Croner
Discrimination: your rights: Types of discrimination (‘protected characteristics’)
Types of discrimination and protected characteristics
from GOV.UK
Pay employers’ PAYE: Overview
A guide and links about Pay as You Earn (PAYE) – taxes for employers
from GOV.UK
Payroll
HMRC guide to payroll
from GOV.UK
Set up and manage a workplace pension scheme: Employers and eligible staff
from GOV.UK
The National Minimum Wage and Living Wage: Overview
Guide to national minimum and living wage
from GOV.UK
What is the Employment Allowance and am I eligible?
Claiming the £5,000 Employment Allowance
from FSB
How to stay compliant with workplace pensions
A guide to workplace pensions
from FSB
Contract types and employer responsibilities: Overview
Contract types and employer responsibilities
from GOV.UK
Employment contracts: How to change them and what to include
What to include in employment contract and how to change a contract
from FSB
How to write an employee handbook
How to write an employee handbook
from FSB
Check early years qualifications
Early Years Qualifications finder - find out if a person’s qualifications allow them to work in an early years setting, and if you can include them in staff:child ratios
from GOV.UK
Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework
Early Years statutory frameworks – check the requirements for your business structure
from GOV.UK
What should my staff induction include?
What to include on a staff induction
from FSB
FREE: Effective Leadership and Management – online course
Effective leadership and management – free course
from NDNA
Employing and managing early years staff |
An introduction to employing and managing early years staff
from Early years alliance
Training and qualifications
Free Training from PACEY
from PACEY
Supporting Well-being in the Early Years Workforce – online course
Supporting wellbeing in the Early Years Workforce – free training
from NDNA
Early years child development training : Home page
Free online training providing an overview of child development and offers practical advice for supporting children
from education.gov.uk
