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How to create a good people and culture strategy
The importance of having an effective people and culture strategyLast year, in the context of taking on hundreds of new schools and trusts, we hired 100 new people at Arbor. At the same time, we managed to exceed our retention goal of 80%, maintain...
Life in the outbound team at Arbor
I know what you’re thinking, “outbound is about volume, sky high KPI’s and if you don’t hit them it's doomsday for all” and it’s what I first thought too - EVERY time I saw an advert for a Business Development Executive on a careers site.Outbound is...
How we’re designing Arbor MIS with inclusivity in mind
Alongside our focus on encouraging diversity and inclusion in the Arbor team, our Product Designer, Christie, wanted to shine a light on the work that our new Front-End development and User Experience (UX) team have been doing to integrate inclusivity...
Top 5 ways you can set wellbeing goals this year
After the year we’ve had, and with most normal holiday traditions having gone out the window, the key to a happier and healthier 2021 might well start with some realistic, compassionate New Year’s resolutions. See below for our top 5 tips for starting...
How to recognise staff burnout and prevent it
In recognition of International Stress Awareness Week, Arbor’s Partnership Specialist and Wellbeing Champion, Alice, has some tips for how you can protect your school staff against burnout.In my role at Arbor I speak to Headteachers, SLT and admin...