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Natalie Ruane

Director of Employer Policy, CST
Having worked as a solicitor in private legal practice for over 20 years, Natalie now manages a business providing HR and legal support for the education sector across northern England. In this role, Natalie works closely and collaboratively with trade unions in the sector, chairing a consultation group for academies. She sits as a director on the board of a multi academy trust and as the vice chair of a primary school interim executive board. Most recently she has been appointed to the Confederation of School Trusts as Director of Employer Policy, working to represent the interests of trusts as employers.

1 Workshop series three

Employment Rights Bill and the school support staff proposals

<span class="TextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW34171633 BCX8">In this session we will </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">focus on the</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8"> Employment Rights Bill </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">provisions </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">to</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">establish</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8"> a s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">chool s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">upport staff negotiating body, wh</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">i</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">ch</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8"> will </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">make recommendations</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8"> on pay, terms and conditions of employment, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">training</span></span><span class="TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW34171633 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">,</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8"> and career progression for school support staff</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8"> working in both maintained schools and academies</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">Natalie, who sits on the DfE’s working group for this body, will explain the impact of the proposed legislation</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8"> for trusts</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8"> and will also consider the aspects which </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">remain</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8"> open to consultation.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW34171633 BCX8"> </span>