About the FE HR Hub
Excel in your role, thrive in your community
How the FE HR Hub Helps You
In Further Education, your HR responsibilities go beyond providing a great service to staff, managers and your Leadership Team. You’re also accountable to your Board of Governors, learners, employers, partners and the community you serve.
The scope of your reach is huge; at times, very demanding; and it can sometimes feel quite lonely.
So, we formed the FE HR Hub – an inclusive HR community bringing together People Professionals working within FE across the UK. It’s accessible, supportive and inclusive. Whether you’re a team of one, an HR Director in need of a sounding board, or a specialist looking for broader support, come and join us.
Connect
share
grow
What Does the FE HR Hub Give You?
Access to a community that shares your common purpose to deliver great value against tight timescales and budgets
A focus on the learning journey for you, your staff and your learners
The ability to work smarter, not harder, as you look to deliver excellence in your institutions
A safe space for you to connect, share, and grow with others across the sector
Access to the best support and access to valuable development opportunities specifically for your sector.
The FE HR Hub is a safe space for you to connect, share, and grow with others across the sector, where you know you’re getting the best support and access to valuable development opportunities.
Why we care about HR in FE?
The FE HR Hub helps bring together a community of People professionals working across the many different activities of the HR spectrum. And they’re all in Further Education in Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It’s an inclusive community of professionals who can connect, share and grow together.
Nicola Perkins, Founder
I’m Nicola, founder of the FE HR Hub. I’ve been a friend, advocate and partner of the FE sector for over 20 years.
I’ve witnessed first-hand the isolation and burn-out People professionals can experience when working in FE. I understand the challenges of trying to deliver a culture and people services where excellence is expected, but constrained by tight budgets, competing priorities and large workloads.
While I can’t change those aspects of working in HR in FE, what I can do is help harness the power of bringing people together who are passionate about the sector and committed to doing their very best.
As well as provide a support structure to help you get things done faster, without re-inventing the wheel.
Em Melrose – Director of Learning & Development
Em is a Leader bringing over 25 years of experience working in the private and public sector.
She has worked in large complex organisations and understands the importance of building trust and psychological safety so that individuals and teams can thrive, and the business achieve results.
Her resilience, compassion and accountability have enabled her to navigate through professional and personal challenges.
She appreciates the importance of vulnerability and humility in leadership so that a healthy culture can grow.