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Professional Services

Professional Services at Horsham Learning Alliance bring together Finance, HR, IT, and Marketing and Communications to provide clear, consistent support across our schools and colleges.

By strengthening these core areas, we reduce day-to-day operational pressure, support effective running, and give leaders the capacity to focus on what matters most - education.

The benefits for our partners:

  • Greater consistency and alignment across key areas
  • Reduced administrative burden
  • Accesss to specialist expertise

Our professional services

HR 

  • Professional recruitment, people development and talent management strategy
  • Specialist HR support and advice during transition and beyond
  • Access to staff benefits and wellbeing initiatives
  • Fully integrated HR and payroll systems with pension support

 Finance

  • Financial expertise and compliance management
  • Streamlined budgeting and reporting
  • Economies of scale through combined purchasing

 IT

  • Efficient IT support in one ecosystem
  • Dedicated cyber security specialists
  • Technology integration for teaching and learning
  • Unified data management

Marketing

  • Collaborative marketing initiatives and community engagement
  • Support with communications strategy for all partner schools
  • Website management

Meet the team

Meet the people leading our professional services and working alongside staff at our schools and colleges every day.

Finance

Caroline Dedman - Head of Finance

Caroline Dedman

Head of Finance

Responsible for financial management, reporting and compliance, working with leaders to support effective planning and oversight across all schools and colleges.

 

 HR

Olivia Blake - HR Director

Olivia Blake

HR Director

Oversees recruitment, people development and workforce support - helping leaders build consistent, well-supported workplaces across HLA’s schools and colleges.

 Marketing & Communications

Rachel Diamond - Marketing and Communications Manager

Rachel Diamond

Marketing & Comms Manager

Works across HLA to ensure communication is clear, consistent and aligned - supporting how the trust presents itself and engages with its communities.

Professional Services at HLA are designed to work with partner schools and colleges - providing the support needed while allowing each setting to retain its own identity.