This year is the 10th birthday of the Education and Training Foundation, the London-based charity that is the expert body for professional development and standards in further education and training in England. It supports teachers and leaders to achieve their professional development goals for the benefit of learners and employers.
The foundation works with others to achieve its core charitable purpose of improving education and training for learners aged 14 and over. It believes that the key to doing that is to support teachers, trainers and leaders to excel.
For its staff, the organisation offers hybrid working, with two days a week in its bright, open-plan office with a subsidised on-site gym, a short walk from Victoria station. It makes sure remote workers stay in touch through online meetings and a video-pal scheme, so that they can chat to colleagues.
To help with the cost-of-living crisis, all staff who had passed their probationary period were given a £500 bonus and a 1.5% pay increase. Senior leaders make sure employees know they are there to support them and the wellbeing channel updates everyone on the help that is available. The employee assistance programme provides financial support and the organisation promotes it regularly.
A host of benefits are available and the foundation makes sure its staff have fun too, by running events such as the summer social, when they get together to celebrate achievements and colleagues who exemplify the charity's values in an awards ceremony.
