Interim Head of HR (0.8)

Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2PU

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026 or as soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 January 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  8 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £69,332.00 Annually (FTE)

Interim Head of HR (0.8) job summary

This opportunity is to lead HR as our Interim Head of HR as part of SEBMAT’s Central Team. This role is based at Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy in Slough. As this role is Trust-wide, there will be requirements to visit and support all of our seven schools, five of which are in Slough, one in Eton and one in Maidenhead. Reporting to the CEO, the individual will work at both an operational and strategic level.

We are looking for an experienced and resilient HR professional to lead high-quality HR services across our Trust. This role will provide senior-level HR advice, supported by an external HR advice provider, and will have oversight of any employee relations cases across the Trust. You will also oversee day to day HR for the central team.

Our secondary and all through schools have dedicated HR staff and our primary schools and first school have staff that include HR responsibilities within wider portfolios.

The successful candidate will have proven experience in an HR generalist role, providing advisory support to senior managers. Knowledge of school processes and an understanding of education based policies and procedures would be advantageous. Ideally you will hold a relevant HR qualification. The role is office based and ideally you will work Monday and Tuesday with some flexibility as to the other two days.

Slough has good transport links and is accessible via the Elizabeth Line. There is staff parking on site.

The role is an Interim role for six months with a possibility to extend to 12 months pending a review of the structure of the central team in 2026.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a high number of applications are received. Therefore please submit your application as soon as possible.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

We are, of course, committed to safeguarding the welfare of our students and staff and will conduct all necessary DBS checks as part of our recruitment process.

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 Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1178 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/slough-and-eton-church-of-england-business-and-enterprise-college

Students at Slough and Eton are expected to work extremely hard and are encouraged to achieve their very best in all that they do. As a result of their tremendous work ethic they achieve extremely well and we are very proud of them. We believe in educating the whole child and as such place great importance on the many cultural experiences we provide for students as well as the academic ones

As a Church of England school we welcome students from all faiths, foster a culture of tolerance and understanding throughout the school and are always delighted to show visitors the fantastic things that happen here. We have a thriving and growing Sixth Form and enjoy using excellent facilities. If you would like to visit us and take a look around please do contact Reception and we would be delighted to show you what we have on offer.

To find out more watch our video here: https://www.slougheton.com/uploaded/Slough_Eton/Slough_Eton_v2.mp4

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