Chief People Officer

Excalibur Academies Trust, Marlborough, SN8 4AX

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  8 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £73,052.00 - £82,891.00 Annually (FTE)

Chief People Officer job summary

The Chief People Officer (CPO) is a strategic leader responsible for writing, developing and implementing the Trust’s people strategy for approval by the CEO and Board, that will develop and value our people and establish “an employer of choice” culture with a strong sense of purpose, commitment to talent management and professional development, and a sustainable workload place culture.

This role encompasses leadership in HR, talent management, organisational culture, DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion), staff wellbeing and workforce planning.

You will build a team of experts across a range of disciplines to support organisational change, and work with them to design and implement performance management systems that deliver clarity of purpose, accountability, and compliance with key performance metrics.

You will also develop senior leaders and establish a succession planning strategy for the executive team, Principals and senior leaders across the Trust.

For further information and application process, please contact our recruitment partner:

Elite People via Clare Pearn

T: 01562 881035

E: clare@elite-people.co.uk

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Excalibur Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Excalibur Academies Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/excalibur-academies-trust

Founded in 2012, Excalibur Academies Trust has grown from two schools in Marlborough, Wiltshire, to 15 schools reaching from Bristol to Reading along the M4 corridor, providing high quality education to over 6000 children from age 2 to age 18. Our vision is to provide an all-through education in local hubs, with a focus on the best teaching, a broad and exciting curriculum and an outward-facing global perspective. We believe in investing in our staff to ensure we attract and retain talented, dedicated people who are committed to changing children’s lives for the better. With a strong track record of raising the achievement of disadvantaged pupils across the trust, it is our mission to promote social mobility and personal fulfilment through the transformative power of education. Our growth strategy is based on our hub model and building the capacity to provide strong support and opportunities to other schools who share our vision.

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