EXPLORE the toolkit

Everything you need to find flex in your school...

Top tips for School Staff

Top tips for school staff looking to make a flexible working request

Top tips for Senior Leaders

Top tips for Senior Leaders wanting to improve their school's flexible working offer

EEF - School's Guide to Implementation

This guidance describes the professional practice of implementation – outlining steps that effective schools take to manage change well

Types of Flexible Working

A flexible working guide for sharing flexible working options

Recruiting flexibly - How to attract the best talent

How do you support flexible working in recruiting stages?

Conversations for retention - 'Stay meetings'

Start a conversation about flexible working to support the retention of staff

FAQs for school staff in Alternative Provision Settings

Flexible Working FAQs for school staff in Alternative Provision Settings

Alternative Provision FAQs for School Leaders

FAQs for School Leaders in Alternative Provision Settings

Exemplar Policy - Alternative Provision Trust

A Trust Wide exemplar policy for flexible working in Alternative Provision settings

Exemplar Flexible Working Policy - Alternative Provision

An exemplar flexible working policy for Alternative Provision settings

Assessing your offer - at a glance

Prompt questions to support the initial assessment of your flexible working offer

Flexible Working 'How to Guide ' for Senior Leaders

A step-by-step 'How to Guide' for Senior Leaders wanting to assess their offer and identify clear next steps.

Flexible working application process

Download our guide for staff and school leaders on the application process for flexible working

From a Reactive to Proactive flexible working culture

How to move your organisation from a reactive to a proactive approach to flexible working

Planning a whole-school flexible working offer

How to plan a whole-school flexible working offer

Flexible working FAQs for school leaders

Download and share our list of frequently asked questions for school leaders

Flexible working FAQs for school staff

Download and share our list of frequently asked questions for school staff

School Leaders guide to flexible working in alternative provision

Read our guide to support flexible working in alternative provision settings

Editable Flexible Working school survey

Use this survey to capture an accurate assessment of Flexible Working in your school.

Charter Trust's Flexible Working Policy

Access the Charter Trust's flexible working policy

Assessing your offer - at a glance

Prompt questions to support the initial assessment of your flexible working offer

Flexible Working 'How to Guide ' for Senior Leaders

A step-by-step 'How to Guide' for Senior Leaders wanting to assess their offer and identify clear next steps.

From a Reactive to Proactive flexible working culture

How to move your organisation from a reactive to a proactive approach to flexible working

Planning a whole-school flexible working offer

How to plan a whole-school flexible working offer

School Leaders guide to flexible working in alternative provision

Read our guide to support flexible working in alternative provision settings

Exemplar Policy - Alternative Provision Trust

A Trust Wide exemplar policy for flexible working in Alternative Provision settings

Exemplar Flexible Working Policy - Alternative Provision

An exemplar flexible working policy for Alternative Provision settings

Charter Trust's Flexible Working Policy

Access the Charter Trust's flexible working policy

Top tips for School Staff

Top tips for school staff looking to make a flexible working request

Top tips for Senior Leaders

Top tips for Senior Leaders wanting to improve their school's flexible working offer

EEF - School's Guide to Implementation

This guidance describes the professional practice of implementation – outlining steps that effective schools take to manage change well

Types of Flexible Working

A flexible working guide for sharing flexible working options

Recruiting flexibly - How to attract the best talent

How do you support flexible working in recruiting stages?

Conversations for retention - 'Stay meetings'

Start a conversation about flexible working to support the retention of staff

FAQs for school staff in Alternative Provision Settings

Flexible Working FAQs for school staff in Alternative Provision Settings

Alternative Provision FAQs for School Leaders

FAQs for School Leaders in Alternative Provision Settings

Flexible working application process

Download our guide for staff and school leaders on the application process for flexible working

From a Reactive to Proactive flexible working culture

How to move your organisation from a reactive to a proactive approach to flexible working

Planning a whole-school flexible working offer

How to plan a whole-school flexible working offer

Flexible working FAQs for school leaders

Download and share our list of frequently asked questions for school leaders

Flexible working FAQs for school staff

Download and share our list of frequently asked questions for school staff

Editable Flexible Working school survey

Use this survey to capture an accurate assessment of Flexible Working in your school.

READY TO take the next step?

Finding Flex in your career is easy - use our road map as your guide.

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First

INFLEXIGATE!

Find out more about what types of flex are available to you and everything else you need to get started with our handy Flexible Working guide and animation below.

Watch 'What is Flex?'
Access the Flex guide

NEXT

FIND YOUR FLEX

Be clear about what you want and when do you want it.

Things to consider: who does it impact, can I afford it? How can I work with my school to make Flex work for both of us?

Explore your options

THEN

Start a conversation

So you're ready to Flex, start a conversation with your line manager and explore your options.

Remember to be creative, considerate and clear. Check out our top tips and FAQs below.

Explore the time line for what happens next
Frequently asked questions

First

INFLEXIGATE!

Access our flexible working toolkit for leaders and evaluate how flexible working can unlock the full potential of school teams to support staff wellbeing, retention and performance.

Connect with our team and see how we can help support flexible working in your school.

Explore the toolkit
Connect with our team

NEXT

FIND YOUR FLEX

Be clear about what you want your school offer.

Things to consider: who does it impact, can I afford it? How can I provide flexible working for my team to make Flex work for both of us?

Download our guide

THEN

Start THE conversation

So you're ready to start Flex in your school...

Access our starting out checklist
Frequently asked questions

EXLORE

Read the guide...
Find out more
FIRST

Find out more about what types of flex are available to you and how flexible working could work for you

NEXT

Access our flexible working self-assessment tool and discover how you might find flex in your career

THEN

Start a conversation with your line manager and see how you and your employer can use flex to make work work for you

FIRST

Access our flexible working toolkit for leaders and evaluate how flexible working can unlock the full potential of school teams to support staff wellbeing, retention and performance.

NEXT

Use the toolkit

THEN

Support staff and start flexing