Helping education leaders navigate complex people decisions

Buttericks provides independent advice to education leaders navigating complex people decisions, sensitive employment matters and organisational change where experienced judgement, discretion and objectivity are critical.Working with schools, academy trusts, colleges, trustees and senior teams, Buttericks advises on independent investigations, employment relations, workforce risk and governance matters requiring an impartial perspective.Combining over 20 years’ senior HR experience with ten years working in higher education, Buttericks brings practical insight into the culture, complexity and workforce challenges facing education organisations.Buttericks supports CEOs, boards and executive teams when decisions carry significant operational, financial or reputational risk.

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Mark Butterick

MA · CFCIPD · CFCMI · FHEA · FRSA · CMBE

Founder, Buttericks

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Buttericks is an independent education advisory practice providing senior-level advice on complex people matters, sensitive employment issues and organisational change.The practice works with schools, academy trusts, colleges and education leaders when situations require independent judgement, discretion and experienced intervention.Founded by Mark Butterick, Buttericks combines over 20 years’ senior HR and transformation experience with a deep understanding of education environments. This includes ten years working in higher education across the Universities of Bradford, Loughborough and Leeds, alongside advising organisations across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors on workforce strategy, employment relations, organisational change and leadership challenges.Mark Butterick has operated at executive and governance level, advising senior teams and boards on complex workforce decisions, including organisational restructuring, investigations, employment disputes, workforce risk and transformation programmes.His experience includes founding and leading a successful HR advisory practice supporting over 100 organisations, including complex education matters such as an independent investigation for an academy trust. He has also led major transformation programmes and designed and delivered postgraduate HR and management consulting programmes within higher education.Buttericks brings together senior HR expertise, academic insight and independent judgement to help education leaders navigate decisions where the operational, financial or reputational consequences are significant.

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Independent Investigations
Objective investigations and reviews into sensitive workplace matters, including grievances, disciplinary issues, whistleblowing concerns and complex employee relations matters.Employment Relations & Workforce Risk
Advice on complex employment issues, workforce challenges, trade union matters and governance considerations where careful judgement and risk management are essential.Organisational Change & Restructuring
Support for restructuring, workforce transformation and organisational change where leaders need experienced advice through periods of significant transition.Interim HR Leadership & Advisory
Senior HR expertise for organisations requiring additional leadership capacity, specialist advice or support during periods of transition.Leadership & Governance Advice
Independent guidance for CEOs, trustees, governors and senior teams making difficult people decisions where operational, financial or reputational consequences are significant.

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