HR Operations

Managers can contact HR Operations for advice on:

  • HR first level support
  • Strategic business partnering
  • HR service workforce plans
  • Employee relations/casework
  • Senior recruitment
  • Redeployment (redeployment opportunities for apprentices)
  • Organisational change – restructures
  • Mediation
  • Employment contracts/pay
  • First line Unit4 queries/support
  • HR consultancy service to buy back schools – maintained and academies
  • TUPE    
  • Policies and procedures

Employees should contact their line manager in the first instance with any HR/employment queries.

The majority of your questions can be answered by visiting HR Centranet where you will find extensive HR policies and information - HR, pay and employment.

For other enquiries or HR support, in the first instance please email humanresources@cheshireeast.gov.uk.

Team Structure

Team members

Manager

Sara Duncalf
HR Operations Manager

HR Business Partners

Debi Wain
(Adults)

David Worrall
(Corporate)

Ruth O'Brien
(Place)

Ian Kenny
(Children’s Services)

Katie Dean
(Education and Consultancy)

Nuala Hadden
(Education and Consultancy)

Laura Owen
HR Service Manager

Marie Riley
HR Business Partner

Charlie Meakin
HR Business Partner

Laura Evans
HR Business Partner (Mat leave to Jan 26)

Sophie Spain
HR Business Partner (Mat Leave to June 26)

HR Adminstrators

Kirsty Cowan
HR Administrator

Jack Dean
HR Administrator

HR Officers

Tracy Hickman
(Adults)

Lidiya Encheva
(Childrens)

Sarah Henaghan
(Corporate/Place)

Lisa Casey
(Education and Consultancy)

Louise Garside
Senior HR Policy Officer

Melanie Schofield
Senior HR Policy Officer

Related links

HR Priva​cy Notice

 

Last reviewed: 03 November 2025
Page contact: Sara Duncalf