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Your comprehensive guide to flexible working

Flexible Working Toolkit

Guidance, tools and tips to promote effective flexible working

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Your flexible working toolkit How to use these pages

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Flexible working case studies What flexible working looks like around the School

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Types of flexible working A quick reference guide

Informal Flexible Working

1. Informal flexible working Discussions before and outside the formal process

Making a request

2. Making a formal request Starting the formal process

Considering a formal request

3. Considering a formal request How a formal request is assessed

Making a decision

4. Making the decision The outcome of a formal request

Reviews and trial periods

5. Reviews and trial periods Checking that the arrangement works

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Flexible working, family leave and caring How flexible working can support staff with caring responsibilities

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Flexible working and career development How flexible working can go hand in hand with ongoing learning and development

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Flexible working and recruitment How flexible working fits into the recruitment process

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Resources to support flexible working Practical support and tools

FAQs

Any questions? Answers to the most common queries

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Useful links The best external flexible working resources

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Glossary of flexible working The language of flexible working

Toolkit

Flexible Working Pocket Guide A handy reference for flexible working