Human Resources Business Partner
The Laidlaw Schools Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 1RF18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
28 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
10 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- NJC Scale PO4 (SCP 35-38) - £46,142 - £49,282 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Laidlaw Schools Trust are seeking a dedicated and experienced HR professional to join our education team. You may already be working as a HR Business Partner and seeking a new opportunity, or you may be an experienced HR Adviser/Manager and wanting a promotion to a partner position which offers variety and challenge.
The ideal candidate will be CIPD qualified to a minimum of Level 5 or will have extensive HR generalist experience. They will be well-experienced in undertaking employee relations including investigations, disciplinaries and grievances.
This is a significant time of development for the Trust and this role offers the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to a bold new three-year strategy focused on enhancing learning, inclusion, and wellbeing across our schools.
The successful candidate will be involved in a wide range of strategic projects, including staff development, wellbeing programmes, and leadership initiatives.
This is an exceptional opportunity to support and influence the future direction of our education community.Laidlaw Schools Trust is at the forefront of educational innovation, exemplified by the implementation of our 1-1 iPad initiative. This programme is transforming teaching and learning by embedding technology that reduces workload, encourages creativity, and fosters collaboration. As part of the Trust, the HR Business Partner will play a crucial role in supporting this digital transformation, ensuring that innovative practices are effectively integrated to enhance both staff and student experience.
If you are committed to supporting people through change and contributing to a forward-thinking education environment, we would welcome your application.
What the school offers its staff
At Laidlaw Schools Trust we appreciate the amazing work that our people do every day and like to reward our staff through benefits that are mentally, physically and financially rewarding. To see a complete list of our benefits please visit: https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/120/benefits
To see the full job description and person specification for this role please refer to the attached supporting documents.
To apply please complete our online application form here: https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Human_Resources_Business_Partner/287215
If you require assistance with your application please contact: recruitment@laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk
Closing date for applications is: 9am on Tuesday 28 October 2025
Interested candidates are welcome to contact Ellie Skipsey -Ellie.Skipsey@laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk for further information or to have an informal discussion about this post.
We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks.
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About The Laidlaw Schools Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- hannah.kiernan@laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk
We believe that every child is extraordinary, irrespective of their ability or background, and have high expectations of all our pupils. Because together, and when we work hard, we can do extraordinary things.
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