What we’ve been up to and industry updates
I am also pleased to announce with immediate effect, that Chris Yates has joined our HR Team, to provide educational management support to WWS’s customers and to the Company. I have known Chris for well over 20 years, having first met him when he was the headteacher of St Hilda’s CE High School in Sefton […]
I am pleased to announce that with immediate effect, Ruth Holroyd has been promoted to lead our HR Team. Many of our customers will have spoken to or met Ruth, who, since she joined the Company nearly two years ago, had been working very closely with David Brett. Ruth is fully qualified (CIPD) and has […]
Those of you who knew David, will be aware that he was a true gentleman in every respect and we shall miss him immensely. WwS will certainly be a sadder place without him.
New DBS identity guidelines have been published, that may be used from September 2018. However, in order to ensure a smooth transition, the old guidelines will run in parallel until the 3rd December 2018. After that date, the former guidelines will cease to apply and only the revised identity guidance will be valid. Attached to […]
I am delighted to announce that Phil Jones (our son and Payroll Manager) is currently taking paternity leave! His wife Kirsty gave birth to a baby girl last Sunday evening, so he will not be around in work for a couple of weeks. The baby has been named Martha and weighed 5lb 9oz at birth. […]
Full details of this year’s pay award have only just been released. Consequently, the award will not be incorporated in the September salary payments but will be backdated to 1st September, 2018 when finalised. The 3.5% rise touted by the DfE as being for “classroom teachers” is just for those on the unqualified teacher and […]
NJC (Support Staff) Pay Award 2018/19 & 2019/20 You may recall that in April 2018, the National Joint Council for Local Government Services released confirmed details for the support staff pay award for the next two tax years (2018/19 & 2019/20). The headline increase rate for each year is 2%. However, the award is somewhat […]
Following the summer holidays in previous years, there has been a high demand for DBS certificate reprints for a variety of reasons. We are happy to request a certificate reprint from the DBS if all the following points apply: • The certificate was issued by the DBS over 14 days ago • The reprint request […]
