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EPM Education Update webinar - Summer term

Date22 Apr 2026 2pm - 3pm
CostFREE
LocationVirtually (Microsoft Teams)
Recommended forCustomers only: CEOs, CFOs, HR Directors, HR Managers, School Headteachers and Business Managers
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Your essential customer update on the changes shaping schools and trusts

**Customer-exclusive** Our Education Update brings everything you need into one supportive, easy-to-follow session.

Join us for our upcoming EPM Education Update, where we’ll share an exclusive customer update on the latest developments, key changes, and important reminders that may impact your school or trust.

In this session, we’ll cover a range of recent updates and emerging priorities, including:

  • EPM website updates and improvements to the Customer Hub, highlighting useful resources available to support you.
  • The progress of the Employment Rights Act and how this will affect your setting.
  • Model policy reviews and what these may mean for your school or Trust.
  • Key HR themes and customer priorities, including additional guidance on probation processes and supporting underperforming staff.
  • Developments relating to the Fair Work Agency.
  • A review of the recently published White Paper and what this could mean for the future of your school or Trust.
  • An update on Teaching and Learning Responsibility (TLR) payments ready for September 2026.
  • The latest pay award updates and what to expect next.
  • Important reminders on new statutory rates, including Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
  • Updates to leave entitlements.
 
This session is designed to give you a concise overview of the latest changes, highlight what you may need to prepare for, and ensure you’re aware of the key HR updates affecting schools and education settings. 

 

You'll also have the chance to ask our team questions in our live Q&A - because, while technology supports what we do, it's our people who make the difference.

For those needing a deeper dive into legislative change, we’re also running a dedicated Legislative Update on 29 April, including the latest developments on the Employment Rights Act.

 

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Jen Elliot

Chief Executive Officer

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Having joined the company in 1995 and worked her way up through the business, Jen was appointed CEO in 2017. She has been instrumental in growing the organisation, joining the Citation Group in 2017 and acquiring a like-minded business to enhance EPM's services. Jen brings considerable experience of working within the education sector, having worked with some of the UK’s largest MATs. She has supported academy leaders and CEOs with complex staffing issues and worked with the DfE on some of the first MAT conversion projects.

Andy Mackey

Chief Operating Officer

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Andy has over 25 years’ experience running operational teams and delivering technology-enabled change across a wide range of sectors. He most recently ran a 2-year transformation programme at Azets, a top-10 UK accounting firm, which consolidated over 70 businesses and created a platform for further growth. Andy has held numerous director-level positions, including IT Operations Director, MD and divisional Chief Information Officer.

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Alexandra Hawkins

Director of HR

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Having worked in the education sector since 1995, Alex provides strategic leadership to our HR advisory, consultancy and contracts administration teams. She manages relationships with some of our largest MAT clients, supporting CEOs and academy leaders with HR solutions including complex staffing issues, TUPE transfers, harmonisation, and complex case management through to employment tribunal preparation. Alex also has significant experience supporting trusts with negotiating changes to terms and conditions.

Lisa Longstaff

Director of HR Services North

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Lisa has a remarkable background in transforming HR within education, with 13 years of experience supporting multi-academy trusts, particularly with trust boards, utilising data in decision making and securing better outcomes for those working in education. As Director of People at The Education Alliance, Lisa worked alongside the CEO to weave strategic people initiatives into the Trust's overall strategy, impacting on culture - improving recruitment, reducing staff workload, enhancing benefits, and creating flexible career development opportunities that invested in high-quality CPD.