Our friendly and knowledgeable team offer guidance across all HR disciplines, from absence and performance management to change management programmes and much more. We provide comprehensive and professional advice tailored to your requirements and desired outcomes.
We can take the administration strain off your team and look after a range of HR related tasks such as processing of new starters, contracts of employment, processing of statutory entitlements, pay queries, administration of employee benefits and entitlements, and much more.
Our Employee Services and Payroll team provide a one-stop shop for all payroll transactional needs as well as telephone and email advice on all payroll and pension matters.
Our integrated payroll solution takes care of all your employment and payroll functions covering the full spectrum of the employee life-cycle. We provide specialist payroll advice and manage your end-to-end payroll requirements including calculation of deductions, BACS transmissions, payslip provision and HMRC reporting.
We provide HR consultancy on an ad hoc basis including an investigation service dependent on your needs. All packages can be tailored to meet your specific requirements and we will work with you on an individual basis to ensure you receive the best possible service.
We provide services to over 90 schools and academies. Our expertise is education specific and includes in-depth knowledge of conditions of service, school teachers’ pay arrangements and legislation. As well as our HR Advisory and HR Admin & Payroll packages we offer other services including training, finance support, SIMS, FMS and IT.
Julie has worked in HR for over 20 years and has been with Hoople since 2013, having previously held management roles in the private sector. Julie is MCIPD accredited and completed a level 5 ILM qualification, and has significant experience in conducting investigations, advising on complex casework and employee relations, as well developing and delivering HR training sessions. Julie was appointed Head of People and joined the Executive Management Team in December 2025.
Julie has been with Hoople since the very beginning, back in April 2011 and is a member of the CIPD. Julie brought with her a wealth of HR generalist experience from a top 100 FTSE company in the FMCG sector and has built on this experience to gain an excellent reputation within the education sector supporting school leaders on all matters HR related. Julie is also responsible for the leadership of Hoople’s payroll service. Julie enjoys the demands of a challenging and varied job role and says that every day is a school day!
Charlie joined Hoople in March 2018, bringing with her a wealth of knowledge from the private sector. Charlie is qualified in accounts and payroll with over 10 years’ of experience. Charlie specialises in HMRC legislation and reconciliations and loves nothing more than getting stuck into a spreadsheet!
Adrian has over 15 years of payroll experience, and joined the Hoople Payroll team over three years ago, working alongside the Hoople Schools team. His role involves creating and producing payroll, costing and HMRC reports for our Herefordshire academies. Adrian is always happy to help and support the team.
The best thing about Hoople is that they are reliable and trustworthy, very supportive and flexible. The vast majority of people within Hoople work hard to build a personal relationship with our school. They know who we are and understand the structure and size of the school. They often go above and beyond the call of duty to help us.
I am very grateful of the support, time and advice you have both provided me. You were both excellent and a credit to the team.
Thank you all for the excellent work you do supporting us. The advice and guidance we receive are first class. This enables us to concentrate on the main focus of the school, including improving life chances for young people via good examination outcomes.
Hoople HR & Payroll
Auxilium House
Legion Way
Hereford
HR1 1LN