Trudy Morris
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Jonathan Timmis OBE
Trudy served as consultant Head HR and Organisational Development at Astrea Multi-Academy Trust for a 6-months period. During that time we worked very closely on a number of transformational projects, with long term legacy benefit to this large MAT of 27 schools spread across South Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire. Her innovative and well-informed work ensured the successful restructure of a large team, adept management of significant resources, refinement to recruitment practices, handling of a high case load plus myriad policy and People Strategy development. I could not have asked for a more dedicated, professional team player who committed to the Trust.
Lydia Devenny
In our time working together, Trudy provided me with a huge amount of support both through her technical HR knowledge, but even more importantly in the way she approached organisational culture and her expertise in challenging the status quo to drive improvements. She is always professional and ensures that competing views can be heard whilst keeping focused on business need. She is able to translate vision and strategy into operational delivery and prepare the way for future opportunities whilst keeping an eye on the present. Extremely calm amongst the complexities of multi-faceted organisations, Trudy has a natural ability to coach leaders and HR professionals at all levels, improve skills and capabilities in leadership practice and implement new ways of working that achieve results. I would happily work with Trudy again and highly recommend her to other organisations as someone to rely on to make things happen.
Alison G.
Trudy is a very experienced and forward thinking HR professional with extensive experience in a range of disciplines, providing strong and supportive leadership to teams along with expert strategic HR advice and proactive support to senior leaders and managers in order to achieve stated business goals and objectives.
Jonathan Timmis OBE
Trudy served as consultant Head HR and Organisational Development at Astrea Multi-Academy Trust for a 6-months period. During that time we worked very closely on a number of transformational projects, with long term legacy benefit to this large MAT of 27 schools spread across South Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire. Her innovative and well-informed work ensured the successful restructure of a large team, adept management of significant resources, refinement to recruitment practices, handling of a high case load plus myriad policy and People Strategy development. I could not have asked for a more dedicated, professional team player who committed to the Trust.
Lydia Devenny
In our time working together, Trudy provided me with a huge amount of support both through her technical HR knowledge, but even more importantly in the way she approached organisational culture and her expertise in challenging the status quo to drive improvements. She is always professional and ensures that competing views can be heard whilst keeping focused on business need. She is able to translate vision and strategy into operational delivery and prepare the way for future opportunities whilst keeping an eye on the present. Extremely calm amongst the complexities of multi-faceted organisations, Trudy has a natural ability to coach leaders and HR professionals at all levels, improve skills and capabilities in leadership practice and implement new ways of working that achieve results. I would happily work with Trudy again and highly recommend her to other organisations as someone to rely on to make things happen.
Alison G.
Trudy is a very experienced and forward thinking HR professional with extensive experience in a range of disciplines, providing strong and supportive leadership to teams along with expert strategic HR advice and proactive support to senior leaders and managers in order to achieve stated business goals and objectives.
Jonathan Timmis OBE
Trudy served as consultant Head HR and Organisational Development at Astrea Multi-Academy Trust for a 6-months period. During that time we worked very closely on a number of transformational projects, with long term legacy benefit to this large MAT of 27 schools spread across South Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire. Her innovative and well-informed work ensured the successful restructure of a large team, adept management of significant resources, refinement to recruitment practices, handling of a high case load plus myriad policy and People Strategy development. I could not have asked for a more dedicated, professional team player who committed to the Trust.
Lydia Devenny
In our time working together, Trudy provided me with a huge amount of support both through her technical HR knowledge, but even more importantly in the way she approached organisational culture and her expertise in challenging the status quo to drive improvements. She is always professional and ensures that competing views can be heard whilst keeping focused on business need. She is able to translate vision and strategy into operational delivery and prepare the way for future opportunities whilst keeping an eye on the present. Extremely calm amongst the complexities of multi-faceted organisations, Trudy has a natural ability to coach leaders and HR professionals at all levels, improve skills and capabilities in leadership practice and implement new ways of working that achieve results. I would happily work with Trudy again and highly recommend her to other organisations as someone to rely on to make things happen.
Alison G.
Trudy is a very experienced and forward thinking HR professional with extensive experience in a range of disciplines, providing strong and supportive leadership to teams along with expert strategic HR advice and proactive support to senior leaders and managers in order to achieve stated business goals and objectives.
Jonathan Timmis OBE
Trudy served as consultant Head HR and Organisational Development at Astrea Multi-Academy Trust for a 6-months period. During that time we worked very closely on a number of transformational projects, with long term legacy benefit to this large MAT of 27 schools spread across South Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire. Her innovative and well-informed work ensured the successful restructure of a large team, adept management of significant resources, refinement to recruitment practices, handling of a high case load plus myriad policy and People Strategy development. I could not have asked for a more dedicated, professional team player who committed to the Trust.
Lydia Devenny
In our time working together, Trudy provided me with a huge amount of support both through her technical HR knowledge, but even more importantly in the way she approached organisational culture and her expertise in challenging the status quo to drive improvements. She is always professional and ensures that competing views can be heard whilst keeping focused on business need. She is able to translate vision and strategy into operational delivery and prepare the way for future opportunities whilst keeping an eye on the present. Extremely calm amongst the complexities of multi-faceted organisations, Trudy has a natural ability to coach leaders and HR professionals at all levels, improve skills and capabilities in leadership practice and implement new ways of working that achieve results. I would happily work with Trudy again and highly recommend her to other organisations as someone to rely on to make things happen.
Alison G.
Trudy is a very experienced and forward thinking HR professional with extensive experience in a range of disciplines, providing strong and supportive leadership to teams along with expert strategic HR advice and proactive support to senior leaders and managers in order to achieve stated business goals and objectives.
Credentials
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CMI Distributed Leadership
ioda LtdFeb, 2016- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Brook Corporate Developments
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United Kingdom
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Human Resources Specialist
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Jun 2022 - Present
Partnering with Brook Corporate Developments to support businesses in the Yorkshire region on all aspects of the employee lifecycle. Specialising in strategic people planning activity, HR coaching and advisory; and developing people management skills for leaders. Partnering with Brook Corporate Developments to support businesses in the Yorkshire region on all aspects of the employee lifecycle. Specialising in strategic people planning activity, HR coaching and advisory; and developing people management skills for leaders.
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Truvelar Consultancy
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United Kingdom
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Human Resources
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Founder
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Dec 2021 - Present
Truvelar’s vision for businesses is to enable managers to manage their people in a restorative and supportive manner to get the best from them. Moving away from control and command leadership style to empowered and enabled. High-performing teams evolve through authentic and distributed leadership, having less layers and more autonomy given to those who know the job the best. Truvelar’s vision for businesses is to enable managers to manage their people in a restorative and supportive manner to get the best from them. Moving away from control and command leadership style to empowered and enabled. High-performing teams evolve through authentic and distributed leadership, having less layers and more autonomy given to those who know the job the best.
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Luminate Education Group
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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100 - 200 Employee
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Group Director of People
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Sep 2020 - Nov 2021
Leeds City College is part of the Luminate Education Group. I was promoted to work across the Group, delivering and embedding the People Strategy. Developing robust people plans, systems and processes to ensure leaders work collaboratively to support the strategic goals to educate from primary to HE across the Leeds region. Leeds City College is part of the Luminate Education Group. I was promoted to work across the Group, delivering and embedding the People Strategy. Developing robust people plans, systems and processes to ensure leaders work collaboratively to support the strategic goals to educate from primary to HE across the Leeds region.
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Leeds City College
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United Kingdom
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Professional Training and Coaching
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700 & Above Employee
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Director of HR & OD
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Jul 2018 - Sep 2020
Managing a large team of professionals who support the college on all aspects of the employee lifecycle. This includes recruitment, reward and pay, terms and conditions, performance and appraisal, sickness absence, disciplinary and grievance, capability, redundancy and TUPE. Managing a large team of professionals who support the college on all aspects of the employee lifecycle. This includes recruitment, reward and pay, terms and conditions, performance and appraisal, sickness absence, disciplinary and grievance, capability, redundancy and TUPE.
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Wellspring Academy Trust
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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100 - 200 Employee
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Chief HR Officer
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Aug 2016 - Jul 2018
I joined Wellspring Academy Trust in August 2016 to be part of an inspirational and forward thinking organisation whose values and vision meet those of my own. I have an autonomous role, being part of the leadership team delivering HR support across the 13 academies. I am excited and proud to be contributing to the drive and ambition to increase our portfolio of schools so we inspire innovation, creativity and aspiration for life. I joined Wellspring Academy Trust in August 2016 to be part of an inspirational and forward thinking organisation whose values and vision meet those of my own. I have an autonomous role, being part of the leadership team delivering HR support across the 13 academies. I am excited and proud to be contributing to the drive and ambition to increase our portfolio of schools so we inspire innovation, creativity and aspiration for life.
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Barnsley Council
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United Kingdom
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Public Policy Offices
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700 & Above Employee
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HR Manager
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Oct 2007 - Aug 2016
I was promoted to HR Manager as part of a 16 year career in HR with Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. I initially managed the schools team of 12 HR professionals delivering HR support to schools through service level agreements. I increased the client base from 33% to 68% over a 5 year period. As the Academy Agenda commenced in 2012 I was instrumental in establishing the trading arm of HR where I secured contracts with academy trusts and small private sector businesses and ran the service as a viable and profitable business. During my career at Barnsley Council I achieved CIPD post-graduate qualification, MSc in Strategic Personnel and Development and am a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD. Show less
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Senior Human Resources Officer
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Nov 1998 - Sep 2007
HR support to managers in all departments of the Council including Environmental Services, Housing, Building Works, Social Services and Culture. Providing support, assistance and delivery of HR advice and guidance relating to sickness absence, disciplinary, grievance, performance, capability, redundancy and TUPE. Undertaking management investigations and the presentation of cases at hearings and appeals.
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CALEDONIAN PLASTICS LIMITED
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Plastics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Quality Control & Training Officer
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May 1995 - May 1998
Quality control of product manufacturing processes. Identifying training needs and implementation of relevant procedures. Quality control of product manufacturing processes. Identifying training needs and implementation of relevant procedures.
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The Nottingham
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Sales Associate and Cashier
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Apr 1993 - Apr 1994
Customer liaison and enquiries. Processing personal loans and mortgage applications. Balancing cash and general office administration. Customer liaison and enquiries. Processing personal loans and mortgage applications. Balancing cash and general office administration.
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Belleclair Chocolates Limited
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Sheffield
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Personnel Officer
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Apr 1991 - Apr 1993
Sole responsibility for all HR issues, working with Senior Leaders on HR strategies to suport the business strategy. Supported managers with issues relating to Recruitment and Selection, Performance Management, Sickness Absence, Disciplinary and Grievance and Redundancy. Generated all Contracts of Employment, developed a suite of policies and procedures and prepared and implemented a Company Handbook. Sole responsibility for all HR issues, working with Senior Leaders on HR strategies to suport the business strategy. Supported managers with issues relating to Recruitment and Selection, Performance Management, Sickness Absence, Disciplinary and Grievance and Redundancy. Generated all Contracts of Employment, developed a suite of policies and procedures and prepared and implemented a Company Handbook.
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NAI Fuller Peiser
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Real Estate
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PA/Assistant Personnel Officer
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Dec 1989 - Mar 1991
Responsible for arranging lunches, meetings, conferences, travel and accommodation requirements of Senior Partners. Typing letters, memos and e-mails. Postal services for the branch and reception duties as and when required. Assisted the Personnel Officer in her role in all aspects of HR issues, including minute taking and organising meetings with employees. Responsible for arranging lunches, meetings, conferences, travel and accommodation requirements of Senior Partners. Typing letters, memos and e-mails. Postal services for the branch and reception duties as and when required. Assisted the Personnel Officer in her role in all aspects of HR issues, including minute taking and organising meetings with employees.
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Yorkshire Bank
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United Kingdom
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Banking
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300 - 400 Employee
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Bank Clerk
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Aug 1983 - Dec 1989
Processing cash and cheque transactions, individually and as part of the team. Providing advice and guidance to customers on all financial issues. Dealing with and processing personal loans and mortgages. Responsible for the income and outgoing of the daily cash flow of the branch, ensuring this balanced. Processing cash and cheque transactions, individually and as part of the team. Providing advice and guidance to customers on all financial issues. Dealing with and processing personal loans and mortgages. Responsible for the income and outgoing of the daily cash flow of the branch, ensuring this balanced.
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Education
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2006 - 2007
University of Hull
Master's degree, Strategic Personnel & Development
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