Navigating capacity challenges: staffing and accommodation | free event for members
In the wake of Brexit and the pandemic, our sector faces challenges when it comes to recruiting and retaining the staff and homestay hosts required to restore sector capacity.
This free event for English UK members will help you navigate these challenges.
Friday 29 April 2022 | online
The programme includes a series of short presentations focusing on the key issues, followed by breakout sessions to enable discussion and idea sharing.
Programme
14:00 - 14:10 | Huan Japes, English UK
Introduction and welcome from English UK: key findings of the English UK staff recruitment survey, the political, social and economic context and the challenges that this poses.
14:10 - 14:25 | Lisa James and the EC Summer Schools team
Recruiting staff for seasonal summer centres.
14:25 - 14:40 | Shoko Doherty and the Celtic team
Recruiting and retaining staff in a year-round school.
14:40 - 14:55 | Val Hennessy and the IH Bristol team
Meeting the challenges of recruiting and retaining homestay hosts.
15:00 - 15:45 | Breakout sessions
Choose one of the following:
- Recruiting summer staff
- Recruiting and retaining year-round staff
- Recruiting and retaining homestay hosts.
English UK staff will attend all sessions and follow up with detailed notes on the outcomes of the discussions, including suggestions of ways we can further support the membership.
You'll need your English UK member number to book.
