HERA Toolkit

This toolkit provides clear and comprehensive advice on HERA (Higher Education Role Analysis), the role analysis system used by the School to determine the band of each role throughout the School. The Human Resources Division have produced this toolkit to guide role holders and managers on the HERA process, the HERA elements and to guide them through the best way to complete the exercise for their particular purpose. The various options are explained and a flowchart is included to make the process a little clearer.

HERA Toolkit (PDF)

If you would like a paper copy of the toolkit, please contact Kat Taylor.

Managing Disability Toolkit

The purpose of this toolkit is to provide practical advice on how to manage disability in an employment context.  It can help you to recruit from as wide a pool of candidates as possible, and retain skilled and experienced members of staff who have, or develop, disabilities.

Managing Disability Toolkit (PDF)

Copy Writing Toolkit

Diversity Toolkit

Flexible Working Toolkit

Managing Performance Toolkit

Recruitment Toolkit

Copy Writing Toolkit

The Copy Writing Toolkit "How to 'Right' Copy" should be read in conjunction with the Recruitment Toolkit and is now available.

Its launch will be timed to coincide with that of LSE's new recruitment advertising styles and it has been put together to help you write better, cheaper and more targeted ads. Again, the toolkit focuses primarily on non-academic recruitment but is highly relevant to academic posts too.

To request a copy of the Copy Writing Toolkit please email recruitment@lse.ac.uk 

Diversity Toolkit

The Diversity Toolkit is a unique method of distance learning developed in association with an outside consultancy called Grassroots. Its objective is to establish a basic level of understanding about diversity issues across the whole of the LSE, and every member of staff was issued with their own copy in June and July 2003.

It is hoped that as many people as possible will want to support this initiative by taking the interactive test at the end of the toolkit. For more information see Respect for People: LSE's New Diversity Toolkit

You will need a PIN to take the telephone quiz. For further details please contact recruitment.  

If you don't have a copy of the toolkit, you can download one from the Respect for People: LSE's New Diversity Toolkit web page.

Flexible Working Toolkit

More people want to work flexibly because more of us are either working parents or caring for elderly relative(s) or both, or want flexibility for personal interests.

Human Resources Division has produced this toolkit to reflect the growing need for flexibility and to achieve consistency across the School for reasons of efficiency and equity.

The purpose of this toolkit is to help managers and members of staff consider how flexible working can benefit their areas of work. Charts of the various options follow and a process flowchart is included to help with the thinking of all concerned.

The Flexible Working Toolkit should also be read when making or receiving a request for flexible working because agreeing to the request could be considered a reasonable adjustment that may help to overcome the effects of a disability and is therefore a positive step to achieve equality for the disabled employee.

To request a copy of the Flexible Working Toolkit, please contact Natalie Smith

Managing Performance Toolkit

The Managing Performance Toolkit contains a wealth of advice on constructively resolving performance problems with your staff that are applicable to both academic and non-academic colleagues.

It gives a brief introduction to the legal context in this area and extensive background information and guidance on how to apply the non-academic disciplinary procedures if you have to. This includes an easy to follow quick reference section.

The Managing Performance Toolkit is based on the content of two separate one day training courses - "Managing Performance" and "Managing Discipline". For information or to book a place on the next course please see the LSE Staff Development Unit website - list of courses available to Staff.

To request a copy of the Managing Performance Toolkit, please contact Natalie Smith

Recruitment Toolkit

The Recruitment Toolkit covers every aspect of non-academic recruitment, from what to do when someone resigns, through drawing up job descriptions and person specifications, to interview techniques and suggested questions. If you're involved in academic recruitment, much of the content will be relevant to you too.

The toolkit is based on LSE's two day recruitment and selection skills training course, which also gives you a chance to practice recruitment techniques before you put them into practice. For further information about the course please visit the LSE Staff Development Unit website training on recruitment and selection.

To request a copy of the Recruitment Toolkit please email recruitment@lse.ac.uk 

Further information

If you would like to discuss the content of any of the above toolkits, please contact the Recruitment team for further information on the Recruitment and the Copy Writing Toolkit and for further information on Disciplinary and Diversity Toolkit please contact the Employment Relations team.

There will be more toolkits issued as time goes by and further information will be posted on this page.